Antichrist

[an-ti-krahyst]

noun

Theology.

1. a particular personage or power, variously identified or explained, who is conceived of as appearing in the world as the principal antagonist of Christ.

2. (sometimes lowercase),  an opponent of Christ; a person or power antagonistic to Christ.

3. (often lowercase),  a disbeliever in Christ.

4. (often lowercase),  a false Christ.

Antichrist

/ ˈæntɪˌkraɪst /

noun

1. New Testament the antagonist of Christ, expected by early Christians to appear and reign over the world until overthrown at Christ's Second Coming

2. (sometimes not capital) an enemy of Christ or Christianity

Antichrist

1. A person mentioned in the New Testament as an enemy of Jesus, who will appear before the Second Coming and win over many of Jesus' followers. The Antichrist is often identified with a beast described in the Book of Revelation, whom God destroys just before the final defeat of Satan.

Since the New Testament was written, people have frequently tried to prove that an individual human being was the Antichrist. Some of the candidates have been the Roman emperors Nero and Caligula and the modern dictators Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin.

Other Word Forms

• Antichristian adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of Antichrist¹

before 1150; Middle English, Old English < Late Latin Antichrīstus < Late Greek Antíchrīstos the Antichrist. See anti-, Christ

Example Sentences

"I am not the Antichrist. I am a family man."

From BBC

That comes from the story of the Antichrist.

From Salon

A line like, “The people of South Central will never embrace your Antichrist,” perfectly captures that aesthetic — you might even call it a philosophy.

From Los Angeles Times

At the end of “The Final Conflict,” the third “Omen” movie from 1981, Damien the Antichrist croaks out the words, “Nazarene, you have won ... nothing,” then collapses.

From Los Angeles Times

Now, she’s uprooted to Rome with her family, including her son Timothy — the purported Antichrist — whom she now has care over.

From Los Angeles Times