antitype

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Definition of antitype in English English dictionary

Something that is symbolized or represented by a type

{n} that which is formed according to a type, as the Paschal lamb was the type, and Christ the antitype

a person or thing represented or foreshadowed by a type or symbol; especially a figure in the Old Testament having a counterpart in the New Testament

an opposite or contrasting type

That of which the type is the pattern or representation; that which is represented by the type or symbol

{i} model for something that is to come (e.g. someone in the Old Testament that foreshadows the coming of someone similar in the New Testament); opposite type

an opposite or contrasting type a person or thing represented or foreshadowed by a type or symbol; especially a figure in the Old Testament having a counterpart in the New Testament

Hyphenation

an·ti·type

Etymology

() From Ancient Greek ἀντίτυπος (antitupos).