Antichrist
name, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 One who works against the teachings of Christ.
"Little childꝛen, it is the laſt time: and as yee haue heard that Antichꝛiſt ſhall come, euen now are there many Antichꝛiſts, whereby wee know that it is the laſt time."
- 1 A false messiah who, under direct control of the Devil, will usher in the abomination in the end times; a false prophet.
"Little childꝛen, it is the laſt time: and as yee haue heard that Antichꝛiſt ſhall come, euen now are there many Antichꝛiſts, whereby wee know that it is the laſt time."
Example
More examples"You're mistaken. With all due respect, Your Holiness is mistaken. Christ didn't come here with Columbus. It was the Antichrist who came. The indigenous holocaust was worse than the Holocaust of WWII, not even the pope can deny that."
Etymology
See Antichrist. By surface analysis, anti- + Christ.
From Middle English Antecrist, from late Old English Antecrist, from Late Latin antichrīstus, from Ancient Greek ἀντίχριστος (antíkhristos). By surface analysis, anti- + Christ. The modern spelling of the word is due to an effort to reflect the Latin etymon.
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