antichristian
UK/antɪˈkɹɪstɪən/
antichristian adjective: pertaining to Antichrist. Also the alternative form of anti-Christian.
Adjective
antichristian (comparative more antichristian, superlative most antichristian)
- Pertaining to Antichrist.
- it was first establisht and put in practice by Antichristian malice and mystery on set purpose to extinguish, if it were possible, the light of Reformation, and to settle falshood; little differing from that policie wherewith the Turk upholds his Alcoran, by the prohibition of Printing.1644, John Milton, Areopagitica
- They gave their power and authority to the beast—lent themselves to the support of the antichristian usurpation; prompted to this partly by superstitious reverence for the spiritual authority it claimed, and partly, perhaps chiefly, by political aims and exigencies.1884, Justin A. Smith, Commentary on the Revelation, page 240
Also used as
antichristian is also the alternative form of anti-Christian.
Examples of antichristian in a sentence
- Separation from an antichristian church was permissible.1990, Christopher Hill, Antichrist in Seventeenth-Century England, page 92:
- Thus Articles 78 and 80, which unequivocally asserted the pope's antichristian nature, were among the Irish Articles revoked in 1634.1995, Anthony Milton, Catholic and Reformed: The Roman and Protestant Churches in English Protestant Thought, 1600–1640, page 121:
Forms of antichristian
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more antichristian |
| superlative | most antichristian |
| alternative form | anti-Christian |
| Noun | |
| plural | antichristians |
Origin of antichristian
From Antichrist, but later reinforced and influenced by anti- + Christian.
Words formed from antichristian
Questions about antichristian
- What does antichristian mean?
- Antichristian means pertaining to Antichrist.
- How do you use antichristian in a sentence?
- Separation from an antichristian church was permissible.
- What part of speech is antichristian?
- Antichristian is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce antichristian?
- Antichristian is pronounced /antɪˈkɹɪstɪən/ (UK).
Words near antichristian in the dictionary
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