Antichrist

See also: antichrist

English

Alternative forms

• anti-Christ

Etymology

From Latin antichristus, from Ancient Greek ἀντίχριστος (antíkhristos). Analysable as anti- +‎ Christ.

Proper noun

Antichrist

1. (Christianity, Islam) One under the direct control of the Devil, who will lead the abomination in the end times.

Synonyms

• dajjal (Islam only)

Translations

one under the direct control of the Devil

• Albanian: Antikrishti
• Armenian: Նեռ (hy) (Neṙ)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 反基督 (zh) (fǎnjīdū), 敵基督／敌基督 (zh) (dí-Jīdū), 敌基督 (zh) (díjīdū)

• Esperanto: Antikristo
• Finnish: Antikristus
• French: antéchrist (fr) m
• Georgian: ანტიქრისტე (anṭikrisṭe)
• German: Antichrist (de) m
• Greek: Αντίχριστος m (Antíchristos)
• Hebrew: אנטיכריסט (he)
• Irish: Ainchríost m
• Italian: Anticristo m
• Japanese: 反キリスト (はんきりすと, hankirisuto)
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• Lithuanian: Antikristas
• Norwegian: Antikrist m
• Polish: Antychryst (pl)
• Portuguese: Anticristo (pt) m
• Russian: Анти́христ (ru) (Antíxrist)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: ^{(please verify)} Антихрист, ^{(please verify)} Антикрист

  Roman: ^{(please verify)} Antihrist, ^{(please verify)} Antikrist

• Swedish: antikrist
• Tagalog: Antikristo, antikristo
• Turkish: Deccal (tr)
• Ukrainian: Антихрист (Antyxryst)
• Walloon: Antécri (wa)

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Dutch

Proper noun

Antichrist m

1. Superseded spelling of antichrist.

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German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈantiˌkʁɪst/

• Audio:

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Noun

Antichrist m (genitive Antichrist or Antichristen or Antichrists, plural Antichristen or Antichriste)

1. Antichrist

Usage notes

• The commonest inflection is with an invariable singular and a plural in -en. Normal weak and strong declensions are also possible.

See also

• Antichristus