antipope
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antipope
- /ˈantɪpəʊp/ UK
- /ˈæntiˌpoʊp/ US
- /ˈænˌtaɪˌpoʊp/ US
Where it comes from
From Middle French antipape (later assimilated to anti- + pope), from Medieval Latin antipāpa.
noun antipopes · anti-pope
- A person who claims or claimed to be the pope, usually as the result of a disputed election or deposition, but is not considered by the Roman Catholic Church to be the real pope. Meanwhile support for the ‘puppet’ antipope Nicholas V, deprived of his protector and by now excommunicated along with his emperor, rapidly withered away.
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Talk about this word "antipope." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/antipope. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. antipope. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/antipope "antipope." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/antipope.Cite this
@misc{antipope_2026,
title = {antipope},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/antipope},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
