Antichrist
noun /ˈæntikraɪst/
/ˈæntikraɪst/, /ˈæntaɪkraɪst/
(usually the Antichrist)
[singular]- (in Christianity) the devil; Christ’s greatest enemyWord OriginOld English, via Old French or ecclesiastical Latin from Greek antikhristos, from anti ‘against’ + Khristos (noun use of an adjective meaning ‘anointed’, from khriein ‘anoint’, translating Hebrew māšīaḥ ‘Messiah’).