adjective
- of, relating to, or being an antitype; corresponding to or foreshadowed by a type or earlier form
Usage: theological or literary usage; often used in biblical or symbolic interpretation
Examples
- The scholar argued that the antitypic relationship between the Old Testament prophecy and the New Testament fulfillment was central to Christian theology.
- In literary analysis, the antitypic character serves as a reflection or counterpart to an earlier archetypal figure.
- The antitypic symbolism in the painting echoed themes from classical mythology.
- Religious interpreters often identify antitypic patterns in sacred texts.
- The antitypic nature of the second event made its connection to the first immediately apparent.