antitype
something that is foreshadowed by a type or symbol, as a New Testament event prefigured in the Old Testament.
Origin of antitype
1Other 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 WallaceWe should expect, then, an antitypical fulfillment of these conditions.
The Harp of God | J. F. Rutherford
British Dictionary definitions for antitype
/ (ˈæntɪˌtaɪp) /
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
an opposite type
Derived forms of antitype
- antitypic (ˌæntɪˈtɪpɪk) or antitypical, adjective
- antitypically, adverb
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