- the antagonist of Christ, expected by early Christians to appear and reign over the world until overthrown at Christ's Second Coming
- (sometimes not capital) an enemy of Christ or Christianity
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
An•ti•christ /ˈæntɪˌkraɪst/USA pronunciation
n.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Religion[proper noun* usually: the + ~] a personage or power expected to corrupt the world but be conquered by Christ's Second Coming.
- [countable* often: antichrist]
- Religionany opponent of or disbeliever in Christ.
- a false Christ.
An•ti•christ
(an′ti krīst′),USA pronunciation n. [Theol.]
- a particular personage or power, variously identified or explained, who is conceived of as appearing in the world as the principal antagonist of Christ.
- (sometimes l.c.) an opponent of Christ;
a person or power antagonistic to Christ. - (often l.c.) a disbeliever in Christ.
- (often l.c.) a false Christ.
- Late Greek Antíchrīstos the Antichrist. See anti-, Christ
- Late Latin Antichrīstus
- Middle English, Old English bef. 1150
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Antichrist /ˈæntɪˌkraɪst/ n
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