antipope

UK/ˈantɪpəʊp/US/ˈæntiˌpoʊp/

antipope noun: 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.

Noun

antipope (plural antipopes)

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.
- Meanwhile support for the ‘puppet’ antipope Nicholas V, deprived of his protector and by now excommunicated along with his emperor, rapidly withered away.2007, Edwin Mullins, The Popes of Avignon, Blue Bridge, published 2008, page 59

antipope meaning in Tamil

antipope in Tamil

பாப்பரசருக்கு எதிரானவர், போப்பாண்டவருக்கு எதிரானவர், போட்டிப் போப்பரசர், போட்டிப் போப்பாண்டவர்

Forms of antipope

plural	antipopes
alternative form	anti-pope

Origin of antipope

From Middle French antipape (later assimilated to anti- + pope), from Medieval Latin antipāpa.

Questions about antipope

What does antipope mean?: Antipope means 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.
What is antipope in Tamil?: Antipope in Tamil is பாப்பரசருக்கு எதிரானவர், போப்பாண்டவருக்கு எதிரானவர், போட்டிப் போப்பரசர். See Antipope meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is antipope?: Antipope is a noun.
How do you pronounce antipope?: Antipope is pronounced /ˈantɪpəʊp/ (UK).
What is the plural of antipope?: The plural of antipope is antipopes.

Words near antipope in the dictionary

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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