Main Entry: An·ti·christ

Pronunciation: \ˈan-tē-ˌkrīst, -ˌtī-\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English anticrist, from Old English & Late Latin; Old English antecrist, from Late Latin Antichristus, from Greek Antichristos, from anti- + Christos Christ

Date: before 12th century

1 : one who denies or opposes Christ; specifically : a great antagonist expected to fill the world with wickedness but to be conquered forever by Christ at his second coming
2 : a false Christ