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ANTITYPE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An opposite or contrasting type
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("antitype" is a kind of...):
form; kind; sort; variety (a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality)
Antonym:
type (a subdivision of a particular kind of thing)
Derivation:
antitypic; antitypical (of or relating to an antitype that represents an opposite)
Sense 2
Meaning:
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
Example:
Aaron and Jesus Christ are the type and antitype for the high priest who made atonement for the sins of the people
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("antitype" is a kind of...):
internal representation; mental representation; representation (a presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image)
Derivation:
antitypic; antitypical (of or relating to an antitype that is a symbol)
