[ad. med.L. antityp-us a. Gr. ἀντίτυπ-ος, prop. adj. ‘responding as an impression to the die,’ f. ἀντί opposite to + τύπος stroke, stamp, type, f. stem τυπ- strike.] That which is shadowed forth or represented by the ‘type’ or symbol.
1635. Pagitt, Christianogr., 68. The Bread and Wine after Consecration are called Antitypes.
a. 1652. J. Smith, Sel. Disc., vi. 191. In these types and shadows … to behold the antitypes themselves.
1704. Swift, T. Tub, Pref. The ship in danger is easily understood to be its old Antitype the Commonwealth.
1841. Myers, Cath. Th., III. § 11. 42. The relation … of the Old Testament to the New … [is] that of Type to Antitype, of Porch to Temple, of Dawn to Day.
