Antecrist
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Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- Anticrist, auntecrist, onticrist, Anntecrist, antcrist, ancrist
- (Ormulum) Anntecrist
Etymology[edit]
From Middle French antecrist, antichrist, from Medieval Latin Antichristus, from Ancient Greek Ἀντίχριστος (Antíkhristos). Compare Old English Antecrist.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Antecrist (plural Antecristes)
- The Antichrist
- An enemy of Christianity; a heretic.
Descendants[edit]
- English: Antichrist
- Scots: Antichrist
References[edit]
- “Antecrīst, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-27.
Old English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Medieval Latin Antichristus, from Ancient Greek Ἀντίχριστος (Antíkhristos).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Antecrist m
Declension[edit]
Declension of Antecrist (strong a-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Antecrist | — |
| accusative | Antecrist | — |
| genitive | Antecristes | — |
| dative | Antecriste | — |
References[edit]
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “Antecrist”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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