Antecrist
Middle English
Alternative forms
- Anticrist, auntecrist, onticrist, Anntecrist, antcrist, ancrist
- (Ormulum) Anntecrist
Etymology
From Middle French antecrist, antichrist, from Medieval Latin Antichristus, from Ancient Greek Ἀντίχριστος (Antíkhristos). Compare Old English Antecrist.
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 27 April 2018.
Old English
Etymology
From Medieval Latin Antichristus, from Ancient Greek Ἀντίχριστος (Antíkhristos).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑn.teˌkrist/
Noun
Antecrist m
Declension
Strong a-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Antecrist | — |
| accusative | Antecrist | — |
| genitive | Antecristes | — |
| dative | Antecriste | — |
Descendants
- Middle English: Antecrist, Anticrist, auntecrist, onticrist, Anntecrist, antcrist, ancrist, Anntecrist
- English: Antichrist
- Scots: Antichrist
References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “Antecrist”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.