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.

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