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An·ti·christ | \ ˈan-tē-ˌkrīst, -ˌtī- 
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or less commonly antichrist or Anti-Christ or anti-Christ
Definition of Antichrist
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 —used in an exaggerated way to describe a person regarded as a powerful and malevolent adversary —usually used with theWith time this contrast hardened into hacker iconography. Gates was the anti-Christ, a man whose corporate stranglehold on the software industry had left it awash in ugly products.— Robert Wright
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The first known use of Antichrist was before the 12th century
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