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English Dictionary: Antichrist by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Antichrist
n
  1. (Christianity) the adversary of Christ (or Christianity) mentioned in the New Testament; the Antichrist will rule the world until overthrown by the Second Coming of Christ
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Antichrist \An"ti*christ\, n. [L. Antichristus, Gr. [?]; [?]
      against + [?].]
      A denier or opponent of Christ. Specif.: A great antagonist,
      person or power, expected to precede Christ's second coming.

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
   Antichrist
      against Christ, or an opposition Christ, a rival Christ. The
      word is used only by the apostle John. Referring to false
      teachers, he says (1 John 2:18, 22; 4:3; 2 John 1:7), "Even now
      are there many antichrists."
     
         (1.) This name has been applied to the "little horn" of the
      "king of fierce countenance" (Dan. 7:24, 25; 8:23-25).
     
         (2.) It has been applied also to the "false Christs" spoken of
      by our Lord (Matt. 24:5, 23, 24).
     
         (3.) To the "man of sin" described by Paul (2 Thess. 2:3, 4,
      8-10).
     
         (4.) And to the "beast from the sea" (Rev. 13:1; 17:1-18).
     

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
   Antichrist, an adversary to Christ
  
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