antichristian
antichristian Lexical Profile
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• adjective
Opposed or hostile to the doctrines, principles, or followers of Christianity.
"The polemical treatise was condemned by church authorities for promoting overtly antichristian sentiments."
Relating to or characteristic of the Antichrist.
"Medieval theologians wrote extensively about the antichristian portents foretold in apocalyptic scripture."
• noun
A person who opposes or rejects Christianity, or who is a follower of the Antichrist.
"Early apologists frequently addressed their theological defenses to skeptics and avowed antichristians of the era."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Attested since the late 16th century, formed from the prefix anti- ('against') and Christian, or directly relating to the biblical concept of the Antichrist.
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