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sedevacantism

/ˌsɛdɪˈveɪkəntɪzəm/

sedevacantism noun: the belief, held by a minority of Christians claiming to be traditionalist Catholics, that the present occupant of the Holy See is not the true pope and that the see has been vacant since the 1960s.

Noun

sedevacantism (uncountable)

  1. The belief, held by a minority of Christians claiming to be traditionalist Catholics, that the present occupant of the Holy See is not the true pope and that the see has been vacant since the 1960s.

Origin of sedevacantism

From sede vacante + -ism.

Questions about sedevacantism

What does sedevacantism mean?
Sedevacantism means the belief, held by a minority of Christians claiming to be traditionalist Catholics, that the present occupant of the Holy See is not the true pope and that the see has been vacant since the 1960s.
What part of speech is sedevacantism?
Sedevacantism is a noun.
How do you pronounce sedevacantism?
Sedevacantism is pronounced /ˌsɛdɪˈveɪkəntɪzəm/.

Words near sedevacantism in the dictionary

  1. sederunt
  2. sederunts
  3. sedes
  4. sedes impedita
  5. sedes vacans
  6. sedevacantism
  7. sedevacantist
  8. sedevacantists
  9. SEDEX
  10. sedge
  11. sedge flies

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