Antichrist

[ an-ti-krahyst ]

/ ˈæn tɪˌkraɪst /

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noun Theology.

a particular personage or power, variously identified or explained, who is conceived of as appearing in the world as the principal antagonist of Christ.

(sometimes lowercase) an opponent of Christ; a person or power antagonistic to Christ.

(often lowercase) a disbeliever in Christ.

(often lowercase) a false Christ.

Origin of Antichrist

before 1150; Middle English, Old English <Late Latin Antichrīstus<Late Greek Antíchrīstos the Antichrist. See anti-, Christ

Words nearby Antichrist

anticenter, antichlor, antichoice, anticholinergic, anticholinesterase, Antichrist, antichthon, anticipant, anticipate, anticipation, anticipative

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British Dictionary definitions for Antichrist

Antichrist

/ (ˈæntɪˌkraɪst) /

noun

New Testament the antagonist of Christ, expected by early Christians to appear and reign over the world until overthrown at Christ's Second Coming

(sometimes not capital) an enemy of Christ or Christianity

Derived forms of Antichrist

Antichristian, adjective

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Cultural definitions for Antichrist

Antichrist

A person mentioned in the New Testament as an enemy of Jesus, who will appear before the Second Coming and win over many of Jesus' followers. The Antichrist is often identified with a beast described in the Book of Revelation, whom God destroys just before the final defeat of Satan.

notes for Antichrist

Since the New Testament was written, people have frequently tried to prove that an individual human being was the Antichrist. Some of the candidates have been the Roman emperors Nero and Caligula and the modern dictators Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin.

单词	antichrist
释义	Antichrist [ an-ti-krahyst ] / ˈæn tɪˌkraɪst / SEE SYNONYMS FOR Antichrist ON THESAURUS.COM noun Theology. a particular personage or power, variously identified or explained, who is conceived of as appearing in the world as the principal antagonist of Christ. (sometimes lowercase) an opponent of Christ; a person or power antagonistic to Christ. (often lowercase) a disbeliever in Christ. (often lowercase) a false Christ. Origin of Antichrist before 1150; Middle English, Old English <Late Latin Antichrīstus<Late Greek Antíchrīstos the Antichrist. See anti-, Christ Words nearby Antichrist anticenter, antichlor, antichoice, anticholinergic, anticholinesterase, Antichrist, antichthon, anticipant, anticipate, anticipation, anticipative Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for Antichrist Antichrist / (ˈæntɪˌkraɪst) / noun New Testament the antagonist of Christ, expected by early Christians to appear and reign over the world until overthrown at Christ's Second Coming (sometimes not capital) an enemy of Christ or Christianity Derived forms of Antichrist Antichristian, adjective Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for Antichrist Antichrist A person mentioned in the New Testament as an enemy of Jesus, who will appear before the Second Coming and win over many of Jesus' followers. The Antichrist is often identified with a beast described in the Book of Revelation, whom God destroys just before the final defeat of Satan. notes for Antichrist Since the New Testament was written, people have frequently tried to prove that an individual human being was the Antichrist. Some of the candidates have been the Roman emperors Nero and Caligula and the modern dictators Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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