Something that contrasts with or is the opposite of a type or pattern; in theology, a person or thing prefigured or represented by something earlier.
From anti- (opposite) + type (from Greek typos, impression or model). This theological term developed in Christian biblical interpretation to describe fulfillment of Old Testament foreshadowing.
The concept of antitype shaped how billions understood the Bible—Christians saw Old Testament figures and sacrifices as 'types' that prefigured Jesus as their 'antitype,' creating a unified narrative across centuries.
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