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Antichrist

Antichrist

44 9.2
A figure in Christianity who opposes Christ and misleads many before the end of the world
  • noun
  • /ˈæn.tiˌkraɪst/
: anticristo
  • The Book of Revelation speaks of the Antichrist as the beast with many eyes.
  • papal Antichrist
  • pope as the Antichrist

He's like, he's like the Antichrist from the movie Omen.

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Examples

  • If the sacrifices are to begin again under the Antichrist, then the law must be in force.

    Blog text (6)
  • Just as Solomon was of the House of David, so Antichrist shall be of the House of Israel.

    Blog text (6)
  • "You have been told the antichrist is coming...

  • It's the Antichrist, I tell you.

  • And some people expect a sort of Antichrist, who comes along pretending to be all nice, and making everyone believe in him.

  • You did not accept the mark of the Antichrist, nor will you worship him.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • However, what we are leaving behind is a world preparing for the Antichrist to take over.

    Blog text (1)
  • We know from the 'Revelation' that the Antichrist had received 'a deadly wound' and that it was healed.

    Blog text (6)
  • In the year A.D. 1000, feelings of terror swept across Europe in anticipation of the Antichrist.

    Academic text (2000)
  • Many believe that the Antichrist will deceive millions before his ultimate defeat.

Antonyms

∞ 3.5

Title for Jesus whom Christians accept as their savior and the Son of God

Surface Forms

Antichrist singular
Antichrists plural

Morphology

Antichrist = Christ (semi-transparent) = anti + Christ

The word is clearly built from 'anti-' plus 'Christ', but the fixed theological referent is specialized rather than fully compositional for learners.

Etymology

Antichrist comes from the Greek parts anti-, as in antibiotic or antivirus, meaning 'against' or 'instead of', and Christos meaning 'anointed', the title Christians use for Jesus. So an Antichrist is someone who is 'against' Christ or who pretends to be him, which is why the word names the great enemy of Christ in stories about the end of the world.