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10 Language-to-English DictionariesAnticristo
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ãn.tiˈkɾis.tu/
"A figura do Anticristo é central em certas profecias escatológicas."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An enemy or opponent of Jesus Christ, expected according to Christian eschatology to appear before the end of the world.
"Many medieval scholars spent their lives trying to identify who the Antichrist might be." - 2
A person seen as being fundamentally evil, opposed to Christian principles, or acting as a supreme deceiver.
"In his political manifesto, the dictator was denounced by his opponents as a modern antichrist."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Latin word 'antichristus', originating from the Greek 'antichristos', combining 'anti-' (against, opposite) and 'Christos' (Christ, the anointed one). First appearing in the New Testament epistles of John, the term historically evolved from a specific theological adversary of Jesus Christ to a generalized archetype of supreme evil and deception.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Antichrist" is said worldwide
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Antéchrist
Transliteration: /ɑ̃.te.kʁist/
"La prophétie annonce la venue de l'Antéchrist."
Antichrist
Transliteration: /ˈantikaʁɪst/
"Die Theologen diskutierten über die Zeichen des Antichrists."
Anticristo
Transliteration: /an.tiˈkri.sto/
"Il testo antico descrive le macchinazioni dell'Anticristo."
Anticristo
Transliteration: /an.tiˈkɾis.to/
"Muchos mitos hablan del surgimiento del Anticristo."
Anticristo
Transliteration: /ãn.tiˈkɾis.tu/
"A figura do Anticristo é central em certas profecias escatológicas."
एंटीक्रिस्ट
Transliteration: entikrist
"धर्मग्रंथों में एंटीक्रिस्ट का उल्लेख मिलता है।"
敌基督
Transliteration: dí jī dū
"末世论中常常提到敌基督的出现。"
적그리스도
Transliteration: jeok-geu-riseu-do
"성경은 적그리스도의 경계를 경고합니다."
反キリスト
Transliteration: han-kirisuto
"終末論において反キリストは重要な概念です。"
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