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antichrist

An·ti·christ
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [an-ti-krahyst]
    • /ˈæn tɪˌkraɪst/
    • /ˈæn.ti.kraɪst/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [an-ti-krahyst]
    • /ˈæn tɪˌkraɪst/

Definitions of antichrist word

  • noun antichrist the antagonist of Christ, expected by early Christians to appear and reign over the world until overthrown at Christ's Second Coming 3
  • noun antichrist an enemy of Christ or Christianity 3
  • noun antichrist an opponent of or disbeliever in Christ 3
  • noun antichrist the great antagonist of Christ, expected to spread universal evil before the end of the world but finally to be conquered at Christ's second coming: 1 John 2:18 3
  • noun antichrist a false Christ 3
  • noun antichrist a particular personage or power, variously identified or explained, who is conceived of as appearing in the world as the principal antagonist of Christ. 1

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Origin of antichrist

First appearance:

before 1150
One of the 7% oldest English words
before 1150; Middle English, Old English < Late Latin Antichrīstus < Late Greek Antíchrīstos the Antichrist. See anti-, Christ

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Parts of speech for Antichrist

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

antichrist popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for antichrist

noun antichrist

  • lucifer — a proud, rebellious archangel, identified with Satan, who fell from heaven.
  • demon — A demon is an evil spirit.
  • prince of darkness — Satan.
  • archfiend — a chief fiend
  • mephistopheles — Medieval Demonology. one of the seven chief devils and the tempter of Faust.

Antonyms for antichrist

noun antichrist

  • lucifer — a proud, rebellious archangel, identified with Satan, who fell from heaven.
  • prince of darkness — Satan.
  • archfiend — a chief fiend
  • demon — A demon is an evil spirit.
  • christ — Christ is one of the names of Jesus, whom Christians believe to be the son of God and whose teachings are the basis of Christianity.

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