antipope

English - Turkish

Definition of antipope in English Turkish dictionary: meşru papaya karşı çıkan papa; kanunlar gereğince seçilmiş Papaya muhalefet eden kanun dışı Papa

English - English

Definition of antipope in English English dictionary: A person who claims or claimed to be the pope as the result of a disputed election, but is not considered by the Roman Catholic Church to be the real pope; {n} a person who usurps the popedom; applied to those popes who resided at Avignon during the Great Schism; {i} pope who is elected in opposition to a canonically chosen pope; In Roman Catholicism, a person who tries to take the place of the legitimately elected pope. Some antipopes were elected by factions in doctrinal disagreements, and others were chosen in double elections arbitrated by secular authorities or picked as third candidates in an effort to resolve such disputes. The earliest of the antipopes appeared in the 3rd century. During the Investiture Controversy, Henry IV appointed an antipope, and several more antipopes claimed the papal office over the next 200 years as a result of disputed elections or further struggles with secular rulers. The principal age of the antipope came after the papal court was moved from Rome to Avignon in the 14th century (see Avignon papacy), an event that led to the Western Schism of 1378-1417. During this era, the popes now considered canonical were elected in Rome, and the antipopes were elected in Avignon; One who is elected, or claims to be, pope in opposition to the pope canonically chosen; esp