antitype

an·ti·type

[an-ti-tahyp]
noun
something that is foreshadowed by a type or symbol, as a new testament event prefigured in the Old Testament.

Origin:
1605–15; < Medieval Latin antitypus < Late Greek antítypos (impression) answering to a die. See anti-, type

an·ti·typ·ic [an-ti-tip-ik] , an·ti·typ·i·cal, adjective
an·ti·typ·i·cal·ly, adverb
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antitype (ˈæntɪˌtaɪp) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  a person or thing that is foreshadowed or represented by a type or symbol, esp a character or event in the New Testament prefigured in the Old Testament
2.  an opposite type
 
antitypic
 
adj
 
anti'typical
 
adj
 
anti'typically
 
adv

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Antitype is always a great word to know.
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