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pontiff vs antipope

antipope vs pontiff

pontiff and antipope both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pontiff Yes No No No
antipope Yes No No No
As nouns, antipope is a hyponym of pontiff; that is, antipope is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pontiff:
  • pontiff: the head of the Roman Catholic Church
  • antipope: someone who is elected pope in opposition to another person who is held to be canonically elected
pontiff (noun) antipope (noun)
the head of the Roman Catholic Church someone who is elected pope in opposition to another person who is held to be canonically elected
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