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Meaning of antipope | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈantɪpəʊp

Definitions

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.

Equivalents

Čeština vzdoropapež
Deutsch Gegenpapst
Ελληνικά αντίπαπας
Español antipapa
Suomi vastapaavi
Français antipape
Gaeilge frithphápa
Magyar ellenpápa
Հայերեն հակապապ
Latina antipapa
Nederlands tegenpaus
Polski antypapież
Português antipapa
Română antipapă
Русский антипа́па
Svenska motpåve

Examples

“Meanwhile support for the ‘puppet’ antipope Nicholas V, deprived of his protector and by now excommunicated along with his emperor, rapidly withered away.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

antipopery antipopulationist antipopulist antipornographer antiport antiportal

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