ANTIPOPE

antipope

(noun) someone who is elected pope in opposition to another person who is held to be canonically elected; “the antipopes resided in Avignon during the Great Schism”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

antipope (plural antipopes)

(Christianity) 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.

Coordinate terms

• antibishop

• pseudocardinal

Source: Wiktionary

An"ti*pope, n.

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition