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antipope

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

Españolantipapa
Françaisantipape
DeutschGegenpapst
13 more languages
Češtinavzdoropapež
Ελληνικάαντίπαπας
Հայերենհակապապ
Latinaantipapa
Nederlandstegenpaus
Portuguêsantipapa
Românăantipapă
Русскийантипа́па
Svenskamotpåve

Examples

Meanwhile support for thepuppetantipope 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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