antitype

[ an-ti-tahyp ]

noun
  1. something that is foreshadowed by a type or symbol, as a New Testament event prefigured in the Old Testament.

Origin of antitype

1
1605–15; <Medieval Latin antitypus<Late Greek antítypos (impression) answering to a die. See anti-, type

Other words from antitype

  • an·ti·typ·ic [an-ti-tip-ik], /ˌæn tɪˈtɪp ɪk/, an·ti·typ·i·cal, adjective
  • an·ti·typ·i·cal·ly, adverb

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How to use antitype in a sentence

  • Cortes progress through the streets of Iztapalapan was antitypical of the grander reception awaiting him in Tenochtitlan.

    The Fair God | Lew Wallace
  • We should expect, then, an antitypical fulfillment of these conditions.

    The Harp of God | J. F. Rutherford

British Dictionary definitions for antitype

antitype

/ (ˈæntɪˌtaɪp) /


noun
  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

Derived forms of antitype

  • antitypic (ˌæntɪˈtɪpɪk) or antitypical, adjective
  • antitypically, adverb

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