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One who is elected, or claims to be, pope in opposition to the pope canonically chosen; esp. applied to those popes who resided at Avignon during the Great Schism.

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  1. n. One who is elected, or claims to be, pope in opposition to the pope canonically chosen; esp. applied to those popes who resided at Avignon during the Great Schism.
  2. n. someone who is elected pope in opposition to another person who is held to be canonically elected
  3. One who is elected, or claims to be, pope in opposition to the pope canonically chosen; esp. applied to those popes who resided at Avignon during the Great Schism.
  4. One who is elected, or claims to be, pope in opposition to thepope canonically chosen; esp. applied to those popes who resided atAvignon during the Great Schism.
  5. n. someone who is elected pope in opposition to another person who is held to be canonically elected