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antipope

[ UK /ˌæntɪpˈə‍ʊp/ ]
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

How To Use antipope In A Sentence

  • These ‘imposters’ are referred to as antipopes and are considered to be agents of the devil.
  • Some say that these men should not be called antipopes, since they were not set up against the one chosen by church law.
  • Important antipopes were Novatian; Clement III; Nicholas V; Clement VII; Benedict XIII; John XXIII (or by a different count, John XXII; see Cossa, Baldassare); and Felix V, who was the last antipope.
  • If antipopes are counted, there have been 99 popes and 10 antipopes equaling 109.
  • Amadeus VIII (1391-1434), known as the antipope Felix V (q. v.), was made a duke by Emperor Sigismund in 1416; in 1422 he received the The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 13: Revelation-Stock
  • In this connexion we may recall the canonization of Charles by the antipope Paschal III in 1165, which, of course, never possessed validity. The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 9: Laprade-Mass Liturgy
  • A Council of Constance was convened under an "antipope" (not the official pope), and this Council tried Huss in 1414 and burned him at the stake, making him a martyr. Conservapedia - Recent changes [en]
  • The Second was called in 1139 to clarify doctrine and to heal the schism which had been caused by the activities of the antipope Anacletus II.
  • There have been almost fifty antipopes and right now there are three: Michael I, Linus II and Pius XIII.
  • I don't know if the antipopes had anything to do with Tokyo Ya going out of business, but if they did, they should be ashamed.
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