The Antichrist, according to Christianity, is one who fulfills Biblical prophecies concerning an adversary of Christ while resembling him in a deceptive manner.See http://www.internationalstandardbible.com/A/antichrist.html and http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01559a.htm "Antichrist" is the English translation of the original Koine Greek ἀντίχÏιστος, pronounced än-tÄ“'-khrÄ“-stos. It is made up of two root words, αντί + ΧÏιστός (anti + Christos). "Αντί" can mean not only “against†and “opposite ofâ€, but also “in place of",See Strong's Bible Dictionary: αντί Related terms as noted by the Catholic Encyclopedia include: antibasileus-a king who fills an interregnum; antistrategos-a propraetor; anthoupatos-a proconsul; antitheos-in Homer,one resembling a god in power and beauty, in other works it stands for a hostile god "ΧÏιστόÏ