Plural of antitype: a person or thing that is the opposite of a type or original.
From anti- (opposite) + type (a category or model), from Greek typos (impression, mark). Primarily used in theology, where an antitype is the fulfillment that contrasts with a prefiguring type.
In Christian theology, the blood sacrifice in the Old Testament is considered a 'type' and Jesus's crucifixion its 'antitype'—this framework let medieval scholars see the ancient texts as prophecy waiting for fulfillment.
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