Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A person claiming to be or elected pope in opposition to the one chosen by church law, as during a schism.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who usurps or is elected to the papal office in opposition to a pope held to be canonically chosen.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who is elected, or claims to be, pope in opposition to the pope canonically chosen; esp. applied to those popes who resided at Avignon during the Great Schism.
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- noun Christianity A person who claims or claimed to be the
pope as the result of adisputed election , but is not considered by theRoman Catholic Church to be the real pope.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun someone who is elected pope in opposition to another person who is held to be canonically elected
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Amadeus VIII (1391-1434), known as the antipope Felix V (q. v.), was made a duke by Emperor Sigismund in 1416; in 1422 he received the
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 13: Revelation-Stock 1840-1916 1913
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Nevertheless, Monsieur de Savoie, for so Charles VII called the antipope, was united to him by ties of blood.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07 John [Editor] Rudd 1885
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A Council of Constance was convened under an "antipope" (not the official pope), and this Council tried Huss in 1414 and burned him at the stake, making him a martyr.
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A Council of Constance was convened under an "antipope" (not the official pope), and this Council tried Huss in 1414 and burned him at the stake, making him a martyr.
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A Council of Constance was convened under an "antipope" (not the official pope), and this Council tried Huss in 1414 and burned him at the stake, making him a martyr.
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A Council of Constance was convened under an "antipope" (not the official pope), and this Council tried Huss in 1414 and burned him at the stake, making him a martyr.
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A Council of Constance was convened under an "antipope" (not the official pope), and this Council tried Huss in 1414 and burned him at the stake, making him a martyr.
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This schism was an internal dispute within the Catholic Church resulting in French cardinals electing an "antipope" (Clement VII) in order to dispute the authority of the recently elected Pope Urban VI.
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This schism was an internal dispute within the Catholic Church resulting in French cardinals electing an "antipope" (Clement VII) in order to dispute the authority of recently elected Pope Urban VI.
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This schism was an internal dispute within the Catholic Church resulting in French cardinals electing an "antipope" (Clement VII) in order to dispute the authority of the recently elected Pope Urban VI.
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