antipope
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of antipope
1570–80; anti- + pope; replacing antipape < Medieval Latin antipāpa, modeled on Antichrīstus Antichrist
Example Sentences
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At one point John joined an untimely “crusade,” sailing to Flanders to fight the forces of the French antipope.
From New York Times • Jan. 5, 2021
In some minds it seemed to evoke the picture of a harmless ecclesiastical gentleman on a bicycle, in others that of an antipope.
From Time Magazine Archive
John of Gaôte, elected pope the 25th Jan. 1118, died at Cloni 29th Jan. 1119 Bourdin or Gregory VIII. antipope 165.
From The Power Of The Popes by Daunou, Pierre Claude Fran?ois
John of Calabria was consecrated Pope, or rather antipope, Crescenzio took possession of all power, and certain legates of Pope Gregory having ventured to enter Rome were at once imprisoned with the Emperor's ambassadors.
From Ave Roma Immortalis, Vol. 2 Studies from the Chronicles of Rome by Crawford, F. Marion (Francis Marion)
But the antipope was now dead; and though the Emperor had raised up a second in the person of Guido of Crema, Alexander had returned to Italy, and recovered possession of Rome.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 06 (From Barbarossa to Dante) by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)
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