/ ˈæntikraɪst; NAmE / (usually the Antichrist ) noun
[ sing. ] ( in Christianity ) the Devil ; Christ's greatest enemy
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WORD ORIGIN
Old 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).