antitype

[an-ti-tahyp]

noun

something that is foreshadowed by a type or symbol, as a New Testament event prefigured in the Old Testament.

Origin of antitype

1605–15; < Medieval Latin antitypus < Late Greek antítypos (impression) answering to a die. See anti-, type

Related formsan·ti·typ·ic

[an-ti-tip-ik] /ˌæn tɪˈtɪp ɪk/, an·ti·typ·i·cal, adjectivean·ti·typ·i·cal·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for antitype

Historical Examples of antitype

She is praised by contrast with the antitype, Thryth, just as Beowulf was praised by contrast with Heremod.
Beowulf
Anonymous
The language of Daniel is prophetic, and Darius has in another an antitype.
A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume II (of II)
Augustus de Morgan
A vision of his antitype, the Cowes Philanderer, crossed me for a second.
The Riddle of the Sands
Erskine Childers
For this, also, we can easily see another reason in the Antitype.
The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Leviticus
S H Kellogg
In which, again, the type exactly corresponds to the Antitype.
The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Leviticus
S H Kellogg

British Dictionary definitions for antitype

antitype

noun

a person or thing that is foreshadowed or represented by a type or symbol, esp a character or event in the New Testament prefigured in the Old Testament
an opposite type

Derived Formsantitypic (ˌæntɪˈtɪpɪk) or antitypical, adjectiveantitypically, adverb

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Word Origin and History for antitype

also anti-type, 1610s, from Greek antitypos "corresponding in form," literally "struck back, responding as an impression to a die," from anti- (see anti-) + typos "a blow, mark" (see type (n.)).