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antetype

[ an-tee-tahyp ]

noun

  1. an earlier form; prototype.


antetype

/ ˈæԳɪˌٲɪ /

noun

  1. an earlier form; prototype
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of antetype1

First recorded in 1605–15; ante- + type
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And if one is to look for an antetype of Thackeray's exquisite English, whither shall one turn unless to the Sermons of Mr. Yorick?

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The unity of the three divine persons is not only the antetype of the unity of the Church, but is at the same time its fundamental principle.

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The idea that Solomon and Moses and the scapegoat were types of Jesus is simply absurd, and not creditable to the alleged antetype.

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Hence Moses comes in with the prophets as an antetype of Christ.

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"Thou great antetype of my house," he said, while an electric brightness beamed from his upturned eyes.

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