a person or thing that is foreshadowed or represented by a type or symbol, esp a character or event in the New Testament prefigured in the Old Testament
2.
an opposite type
Derived forms
antitypic (ˌæntɪˈtɪpɪk) or antitypical (ˌantiˈtypical)
adjective
antitypically (ˌantiˈtypically)
adverb
antitype in American English
(ˌæntɪˌtaɪp)
noun
1.
the person or thing represented or foreshadowed by an earlier type or symbol
2.
an opposite type
Derived forms
antitypical (ˌantiˈtypical) (ˌæntɪˈtɪpɪkəl)
adjective or ˌantiˈtypic
antitypically (ˌantiˈtypically)
adverb
Word origin
LL antitypus < LGr antitypos < Gr, resembling, corresponding to + typos, figure: see type