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Antipope vs Novatian - What's the difference?

antipope | novatian |

As nouns the difference between antipope and novatian

is that antipope is (christianity) 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 while novatian is a follower of novatianism.

As a proper noun novatian is

a roman priest, who became an antipope against in 251 ad, and schismatic heresiarch as founder of a christian sect known as novatianism.

As an adjective novatian is

relating to the heresiarch novatian (see above) and/or his schismatic sect, novatianism.

antipope

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (Christianity) 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.
  • * 2007 , Edwin Mullins, The Popes of Avignon , Blue Bridge 2008, p. 59:
    • Meanwhile support for the ‘puppet’ antipope Nicholas V, deprived of his protector and by now excommunicated along with his emperor, rapidly withered away.

    See also

    * schism

    novatian

    English

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • A Roman priest, who became an antipope against in 251 AD, and schismatic heresiarch as founder of a Christian sect known as Novatianism

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A follower of Novatianism.

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • relating to the heresiarch Novatian (see above) and/or his schismatic sect, Novatianism

    • References

    * Catholic Encyclopaedia on Novatian & Novatianism