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Antipope Moderate

Origin: Greek prefix anti-

Antipope has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

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"

2

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.

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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
pope
Rhyming Words
ope tope mope dope sope rope nope zope hope bope lope cope pope elope glope peope stope chope grope crope
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