Antitype

[æntitaip]

Definition

(noun.) an opposite or contrasting type.

(noun.) a person or thing represented or foreshadowed by a type or symbol; especially a figure in the Old Testament having a counterpart in the New Testament.

Editor: Miriam--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) That of which the type is the pattern or representation; that which is represented by the type or symbol.

Checker: Tessie

Definition

n. that which corresponds to the type: that which is prefigured by the type as Christ by the paschal lamb.—adjs. Antityp′al -typ′ical.

Typed by Cedric