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Antitype Moderate

Origin: Greek prefix anti-

Antitype has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

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"

2

an opposite or contrasting type

3

Something that is symbolized or represented by a type, such as Christ by the Paschal Lamb; the fulfillment of a type.

Related Terms
Antonyms
type
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
representation kind
Rhyming Words
hype gype kype rype type wype skype blype flype glype slype retype cotype ditype ectype ootype epitype tintype mistype ur type
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