antichrist
/ˈæntaɪˌkɹaɪst/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.05 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Little childꝛen, it is the laſt time: and as yee haue heard that Antichꝛiſt ſhall come, euen now are there many Antichꝛiſts, whereby wee know that it is the laſt time."
- "I am an antichrist / And I am an anarchist / Don't know what I want / But I know how to get it"
- "At least as Auxentius reports him in the covering letter which precedes Ulfila’s confession, he is as vehement in his opposition to what he sees as heretical alternatives to his own form of belief as most other participants in the controversies of the time. Heretics are not Christians but antichrists. Homoousians, Homoiousians, and Macedonians are all included in this blanket condemnation."
- "Then, Carlson asked himself on his podcast whether Trump was “the antichrist” after the president launched a series of verbal attacks on Pope Leo XIV, who was born in the US and is an Iran war critic."
- "[Ross Douthat:] Is Silicon Valley recklessly ambitious? What should we fear more: Armageddon or stagnation? Why is one of the world’s most successful investors worrying about the Antichrist? […] [Peter Thiel:] […] And the Christian framing, which in some ways is the same question, is: Antichrist or Armageddon? You have the one-world state of the Antichrist, or we’re sleepwalking toward Armageddon."
- "Now, finally, there’s growing agreement about his obvious unfitness. Indeed, some former Trump superfans are suddenly wondering if he might be the Antichrist."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: Antecrist, antichrīstus, ἀντίχριστος
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈæntaɪˌkɹaɪst/
- British English: /ˈantiˌkɹaɪst/