sedevacantism.
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.
Meaning & usage
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.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Latin sēde vacantebor. English sede vacante Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English sedevacantism From sede vacante + -ism.
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