anticristo
See also: Anticristo
Italian
Etymology
By surface analysis, anti + cristo.
Noun
anticristo m (plural anticristi)
- a persecutor of Christians
- a devil
Anagrams
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- Ante Christo (obsolete)
Etymology
From anti- + Cristo (“Christ”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈkɾis.tu/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈkɾiʃ.tu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈkɾis.to/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌɐ̃.tiˈkɾiʃ.tu/
- Rhymes: -istu, -iʃtu
- Hyphenation: an‧ti‧cris‧to
Noun
anticristo m (plural anticristos)
- (religion) antichrist (character or force that, according to the Apocalypse, will come before the Final Judgment to attempt a decisive triumph over Christ and His Church)
Related terms
Further reading
- “anticristo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “anticristo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
- “anticristo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Antichristus, from Ancient Greek ἀντίχριστος (antíkhristos), equivalent to anti- + cristo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌantiˈkɾisto/ [ˌãn̪.t̪iˈkɾis.t̪o]
- Rhymes: -isto
- Syllabification: an‧ti‧cris‧to
Noun
anticristo m (plural anticristos)
Alternative forms
Related terms
Further reading
- “anticristo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025