antipope

American  

[an-ti-pohp] / ˈæn tɪˌpoʊp /

noun

1. a person who is elected or claims to be pope in opposition to another held to be canonically chosen.

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antipope British  

/ ˈæntɪˌpəʊp /

noun

1. a rival pope elected in opposition to one who has been canonically chosen

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Etymology

Origin of antipope

1570–80; anti- + pope; replacing antipape < Medieval Latin antipāpa, modeled on Antichrīstus Antichrist

Example Sentences

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

Indeed, the ambassador he sent to the Emperor’s council at Würzburg renounced the Pope in his master’s name and promised that Henry would help Frederic’s antipope.

From The English Church in the Middle Ages by Hunt, William

Under these circumstances the antipope again marched towards Rome in 1063 and entered the city, but was soon forced to take refuge in the castle of St Angelo.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" by Various

When a medi�val prince wished to be crowned by the Pope, but could not get him to consent, he appointed an antipope to do the business for him.

From Thoughts Out of Season (Part II) by Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm