antitype meaning

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antitype (noun): a person or thing represented or foreshadowed by an earlier type or symbol; especially a figure or event in the New Testament having a counterpart in the Old Testament.

antitype has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

antitype as a noun

  1. a person or thing represented or foreshadowed by an earlier type or symbol; especially a figure or event in the New Testament having a counterpart in the Old Testament
    • Aaron and Jesus Christ are the type and antitype for the high priest who made atonement for the sins of the people

    Type of: representation

    Related forms: antitypic, antitypical

  2. an opposite or contrasting type

    Opposite: type

    Type of: kind

    Related forms: antitypic, antitypical

Scrabble score: 13 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with AN · words ending in PE · 8-letter words

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