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
- 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
- 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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