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katechon

katechon noun: someone or something (of disputed identity) whose removal is necessary before the Antichrist can be fully manifested, according to 2 Thessalonians 2:6-7 in the Bible.

Noun

katechon

  1. Someone or something (of disputed identity) whose removal is necessary before the Antichrist can be fully manifested, according to 2 Thessalonians 2:6-7 in the Bible.
    • He [Peter Thiel] frequently oscillates between talking about the antichrist and the katechon – a term very briefly used in the Bible that refers to something holding back the coming of the antichrist.2025 October 10, Johana Bhuiyan, Dara Kerr, Nick Robins-Early, “Inside tech billionaire Peter Thiel’s off-the-record lectures about the antichrist”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

Origin of katechon

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κατέχον (katékhon, “that which withholds”) or Ancient Greek κατέχων (katékhōn, “the one who withholds”).

Words formed from katechon

Questions about katechon

What does katechon mean?
Katechon means someone or something (of disputed identity) whose removal is necessary before the Antichrist can be fully manifested, according to 2 Thessalonians 2:6-7 in the Bible.
What part of speech is katechon?
Katechon is a noun.

Words near katechon in the dictionary

  1. Kate and Sidney pies
  2. Kate and Sydney pie
  3. Kate and Sydney pies
  4. Kate Greenaway
  5. Kate Hikes
  6. katechon
  7. katechonic
  8. katechontic
  9. kategoria
  10. katelectrotonus
  11. Katelyn

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