antibishop

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noun

A pretender to the episcopal office, such as a bishop appointed by an antipope.

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Meanings

nounantibishop (plural antibishops)

plural antibishops · alternative anti-bishop

  1. historicalecclesiasticalA pretender to the episcopal office, such as a bishop appointed by an antipope.

Origin

18th-century back-formation by analogy with antipope, from anti- + bishop.

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Translations

German Gegenbischof
  • Gegenbischofpretender to the episcopal ordination
Hungarian ellenpüspök
  • ellenpüspökpretender to the episcopal ordination
Latin antiepiscopus
  • antiepiscopuspretender to the episcopal ordination
Portuguese antibispo
  • antibispopretender to the episcopal ordination
Cite this entry
APA

antibishop. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antibishop

MLA

“antibishop.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antibishop. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antibishop,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antibishop.

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