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Antipope Definition & Meaning

antipope
noun
  1. 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"

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What does antipope mean?
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"
What part of speech is antipope?
Antipope is a noun.

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