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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
Nederlands tegenpaus
Polski antypapież
Português antipapa
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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