sedevacantism
English
editEtymology
editFrom sede vacante + -ism.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˌsɛdɪˈveɪkəntɪzəm/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
editsedevacantism (uncountable) (Christianity)
- The belief, held by a minority of Christians claiming to be traditionalist Catholics, that the present occupant of the Holy See is not the true pope and that the see has been vacant since the 1960s.
Related terms
editTranslations
editbelief that actual pope is not a true and legitimated one
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