Antecrist
Middle English
Alternative forms
- Anticrist, auntecrist, onticrist, Anntecrist, antcrist, ancrist
Etymology
From Middle French antecrist, antichrist, from Medieval Latin Antichristus, from Ancient Greek Ἀντίχριστος (Antíkhristos). However, Old English antecrist also exists.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /antɛˈkriːst/, /antiˈkriːst/
Proper noun
Antecrist (plural Antecristes)
- The Antichrist
- An enemy of Christianity; a heretic.
Descendants
- English: Antichrist
- Scots: Antichrist
References
- “Antecrīst (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-27.