antetype

American  

[an-tee-tahyp] / ˈæn tiˌtaɪp /

noun

1. an earlier form; prototype.

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antetype British  

/ ˈæntɪˌtaɪp /

noun

1. an earlier form; prototype

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Etymology

Origin of antetype

First recorded in 1605–15; ante- + type

Example Sentences

Hence Moses comes in with the prophets as an antetype of Christ.

From The World's Sixteen Crucified Saviors Or, Christianity Before Christ by Graves, Kersey

Here then the antetype agrees perfectly with the type, all the preparation work accomplished between the hours of three and six in the evening, called between the two evenings.

From A Vindication of the Seventh-Day Sabbath and the Commandments of God With a Further History of God's Peculiar People from 1847-1848 by Bates, Joseph

We say in every other case the type must be continued until it is superseded by the antetype: as in the case of the passover, until our Lord was crucified.

From The Seventh Day Sabbath, a Perpetual Sign 1847 edition by Bates, Joseph

"Thou great antetype of my house," he said, while an electric brightness beamed from his upturned eyes.

From For Sceptre and Crown, Vol. I (of II) A Romance of the Present Time by Meding, Johann Ferdinand Martin Oskar

On the gem are engraved the three symbols by which the Trinity—Osiris, Isis, and Horus; Father: Mother, and Child, the antetype of Humanity—became known and worshipped.

From The Mummy and Miss Nitocris A Phantasy of the Fourth Dimension by Griffith, George Chetwynd