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 coming2: a false Christ