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antipope::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | vicar of christ, catholic pope, roman catholic pope, bishop of rome, holy father, pontiff, pope |
the antipopes resided in Avignon during the Great Schism.
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As a result, the council and the antipope were left without support.
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Damian used all his powers to persuade the antipope Cadalous to withdraw, but to no purpose.
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The Roman Catholic Church now considers Alexander V an antipope.
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Though antipope movements were significant at one time, they are now overwhelmingly minor fringe causes.
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An antipope is a historical papal claimant currently regarded by the Roman Catholic Church as illegitimate.
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His situation became worse after the downfall of the antipope, who had left Constance to avoid abdicating.
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He rendered valuable assistance to Pope Alexander II in his struggle with the antipope, Honorius II.
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As it is told, the antipope Benedict XV', Pierre Tifane, was recognized as pope in Avignon from 1437 to 1470.
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But the underlying current was that Henry had overreached, and his appointment of the antipope was beyond the pale.
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- 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"
- An antipope (antipapa) is a person who, in opposition to a sitting Bishop of Rome, makes a widely accepted claim to be the Pope. In the past, antipopes were typically those supported by a fairly significant faction of cardinals and kingdoms. ...
- The Antipope is a comic fantasy novel by the British author Robert Rankin. It is Rankin's first novel, and the first book in the "now legendary" Brentford Trilogy (which, , consists of 8 novels). ...
- Any pope elected in opposition to the pope formally elected by the College of Cardinals.
- One who claims to be pope or is set up in opposition to the pontiff lawfully elected or accepted as pope by he church, e.g., the Avignon popes Clement VII and Benedict XIII.
- A false, rival claimant to the Papacy. A pretender to the See of the Bishop of Rome.
- There are popes and then there are antipopes.
