antitheist 
The verdict of the atheist on the doctrine of a God is 
only that it is nut proven. It is not that it is disprnven. 
He is hut an atheist. He is not an nutitln-int. 
Chalmers, Xiit. Thfol., I. r.,S. 
antitheistic (au"ti-the-is'tik), a. [< inititlninl 
+ -ic.] Antagonistic to theism. [Bare.] 
That strange burst of (int/tl<t'i*ti<- frenzy. 
I'u,,. ,svi. M<i.. XX. 766. 
antitheistical (an"ti-the-is'ti-kal), ii. Same as 
aittithrirttic. [Rare.] 
antitheistically (iiu"ti-the-is'ti-kal-i), adv. In 
an antitheistic manner. [Rare.] 
antithenar (an-tith'i>-nar), n. [NL., < Gr. avri, 
opposite to, + Oh'ap, the part of the hand be- 
tween the thumb and forefinger.] In anat.: (a) 
A muscle which extends the thumb, or opposes 
it to the hand. (6) The adductor muscle of the 
great toe. 
antithesis (au-tith'e-sis), n. ; pi. antitheses 
(-sez). [L., < Gr. avriBeoif, opposition (cf. avri- 
ticroc, opposed, antithetic), < avrtrtBivai, oppose, 
set against, < ami, against, + riBevat, place, set, 
>0r<f: see anti- and thesis.] 1. Opposition; 
contrast. 
The opposition of ideas and sensations is exhibited to 
us in the atititht'xix of theory and fact. 
Wheimll, Hist. Scientific Ideas, I. 4. 
2. That which is opposed or contrasted, as one 
of two opposite judgments or propositions : in 
this sense opposed to thesis (which see). Spe- 
cifically 3. In rhet., a figure consisting in 
bringing contrary ideas or terms into close op- 
position ; a contrast or an opposition of words 
or sentiments : as, "When our vices leave us, we 
flatter ourselves we leave them" ; " The prodigal 
robs his heir, the miser robs himself" ; "Excess 
of ceremony shows want of breeding." 
I think one gets a little tired of the invariable this set 
off by the inevitable that, and wishes antithesis would let 
him have a little quiet now and then. 
Lowell, Study Windows, p. 422. 
antithet (an'ti-thet), n. [< Gr. avri6cTov, an an- 
tithesis, neut. of avrlOerof, opposed, antithetic : 
see antithesis.] An antithetical statement or 
expression ; an instance of antithesis. [Rare.] 
It is sometimes true . . . that sunshine conies after 
storm, . . . but not always ; not even often. Equally 
true is the popular antithet, that misfortunes never come 
single. Kingsley, Two Years Ago, xxvi. 
antithetic (au-ti-thet'ik), a. and . [= F. an- 
tithetique f < Gr. avTi6eruc6f, contrasting, anti- 
thetic, < avrifferof, opposed, < avriTiBevcu: see an- 
tithesis. ] I. a. Same as antithetical. 
The sentences are too short and antithetic. 
N. Drake, Essays, II. 20. 
II. H. 1. A direct opposite. 2. pi. The 
doctrine of contrasts. N. E. D. 
antithetical (an-ti-thet'i-kal), a. [As antithetic 
+ -a?.] 1. Pertaining to or of the nature of 
antithesis ; directly opposed or contrasted : as, 
these conceptions are antithetical. 
The two great and antithetical intellects which New 
England produced in the eighteenth century were Jona- 
than Edwards and Benjamin Franklin. 
G. S. Merriam, S. Bowles, I. 8. 
2. Containing or abounding in antithesis ; char- 
acterized by or making use of antithesis. 
His [Maeaulay's] works overflow with antithetical forms 
of expression. \Vhipple, Ess. and Rev., I. 29. 
antithetically (an-ti-thet'i-kal-i), adr. In an 
antithetical manner; by means of antithesis. 
anti-trade (an'ti-trad), n. [< anti- + trade 
(wind).] A name given to any of the upper 
tropical winds which move northward or south- 
ward in the same manner as the trade-winds, 
but above them and in the opposite direction. 
These great aerial currents descend to the surface, after 
they have passed the limits of the trade-winds, and form 
the southwest or west-southwest winds of the north tem- 
perate, and the northwest or west-northwest winds of the 
south temperate zone. 
antitragi, . Plural of antitragus. 
antitragic (an-ti-traj'ik), a. < NL. anlitrayi- 
cus. q. v.] Pertaining to the antitragus. 
antitragicus (an-ti-traj'i-kus), n.\ pi. antitra- 
gici (-si). [NL., < antitragus, q. v.] In anat., 
a muscle of the pinna of the ear, situated upon 
the autitragus. 
antitragus (an-tit'ra-gus), n. ; pi. antitragi (-JI). 
[NL., < Gr. avT/rpajof, < avri, opposite to, + 
rpdyof, tragus: see tragus.] In anat., the pro- 
cess of the external ear, opposite to the tragus, 
and behind the ear-passage. See cut under i'nr. 
antitrinitarian (an"ti-trin-i-ta'ri-an), a. and H. 
[< anti- + triiiilnriitn.] I. a. Opposing the doc- 
trine of the Trinity. 
II. . One who denies the doctrine of the 
Trinity, or the existence of three persons in 
the Godhead. 
Also written Antitrinituriun, Anti-Trinitarian. 
251 
antitr initar ianism ( an " t i-t riu-i-t a ' ri-an-izm ) , 
n. [< aittitriiiitfiriini + -ism.] Denial of the 
doctrine of the Trinity. Also written Autitrini- 
liiriniiixiii. .Inti-Trtiiitariaiiisiii. 
antitrochanter (au"ti-tro-kan'ter), n. [</(- 
+ troehantcr.] In mini., an articular facet on 
the ilium against which the trochanter major 
of the femur abuts, and with which it forms a 
joint, as in birds. See cut under sacrririitui. 
antitrochanteric (an"ti-tr6-kan-ter'ik), a. Of 
or pertaining to the antitrochanter. 
antltropal (an-tit'ro-pal), ii. Same as tuititro- 
JMHIX. 
antitrope (an'ti-trop), . [= F. iintitrope, < 
NL. antitrojitis, < Gr. avrl, against, + -rpoirof, < 
Tpixeiv, turn.] A part or an organ of the body 
set over against another, as one of a pair; a 
symmetrical antimere : thus, the right and left 
hands are antitropes to each other. Also called 
antitype. 
antitropic (an-ti-trop'ik), ii. [As antitrope + 
-ic.] Of or pertaining to an antitrope, or to 
antitropy; symmetrically related in position; 
reversely repeated, so as to form a pair. 
antitropOUS (an-tit'ro-pus), n. [< NL. antitro- 
pus : see antitrope.] In hot., having the radicle 
pointing directly away from the hilum of the 
seed, as in all orthotropous seeds: applied to 
embryos. An equivalent form is antitropal. 
antitropy (an-tit'ro-pi), n. [< antitrope + -y' A .] 
The character of an antitrope ; the state, qual- 
ity, or condition of being antitropic ; reversed 
repetition of a part or an organ. 
antitypal (an'ti-ti-pal), a. [< antitype + -al.] 
Relating to or of the nature of an antitype. 
How am I to extricate my antitypal characters, when 
their living types have not yet extricated themselves? 
Kingsley, Yeast, Epil. 
We still see remaining an antitypal sketch of a wing 
adapted for flight in the scaly flapper of the penguin. 
A. R. Wallace, Nat. Selec., p. 24. 
antitype (au'ti-tip), . [< Gr. avTirmw, neut. 
of avrirvirof, corresponding, as the stamp to the 
die, < avri, against, corresponding to, 4- ri-vof, a 
model, type: see type.] 1. That which is pre- 
figured or represented by a type, and there- 
fore is correlative with it ; particularly, in theol., 
that which in the gospel is foreshadowed by and 
answers to some person, character, action, in- 
stitution, or event in the Old Testament. 
It is this previous design, and this preordained connec- 
tion (together, of course, with the resemblance), which con- 
stitute the relation of type anA antitype. 
Fairbairn, Typology, I. 46. 
He [Melchizedek] brought forth bread and wine, . . . 
imitating the antitype, or the substance, Christ himself. 
Jer. Taylor. 
2. In biol., same as antitrope. 
antitypic (an-ti-tip'ik), a. Same as antitypical. 
A series of antitypic groups. Cope. 
antitypical (an-ti-tip'i-kal), a. [< antitype + 
-ical. Cf. typical.] Pertaining to or of the na- 
ture of an antitype. 
The writer [of the Epistle to the Hebrews] recognizes the 
typical, or rather antitypical, character of the Tabernacle 
and its services, as reflecting the archetype seen by Moses 
in the Mount. Scha/, Hist. Christ. Church, I. 100. 
antitypically (au-ti-tip'i-kal-i), adv. By way 
of antitype ; as an antitype. 
antitypoust (an-tit'i-pus), a. [< Gr. avrinnrof, 
resisting: see aiititypy.] Characterized by an- 
titypy ; resisting force ; solid. 
antitypy (an-tit'i-pi), n. [< Gr. avrirvma, the 
resistance of a hard body, < mnirmo^, resisting, 
< avri, against, + -rim-of, < riirreiv, strike. Cf. 
antitype.] In metaph., the absolute impenetra- 
bility of matter. 
antivaccinationist (an'ti-vak-si-na'shon-ist), 
n. One who is opposed to the practice of vac- 
cination ; specifically, a member or an adher- 
ent of the Anti- Vaccination Society of Great 
Britain. 
antivaccinist (an-ti-vak'sin-ist), n. [< anti- 
+ vaccinist] One who is opposed to vaccina- 
tion. Imp- Diet. 
antivariolous (an"ti-va-ri'o-lus), a. [< anti- 
+ rariolous.] Preventing the contagion of 
smallpox. 
anti vela, . Plural of antivelum. 
anti velar (an-ti-ve'lar), a. [< antivelum + -ar.] 
Pertaining to the antivelum. 
antivelum (an-ti-ve'lum), n. ; pi. antivela (-la). 
[NL., < anti- + velum.] The pedal velum of 
cephalopods. See extract. 
Since, then, in the gastropods the intestine turns to the 
cerebral side, we have the velum formed on that side; 
whereas, in the eephalopods, the flexure being cm the op- 
posite sitlc. we have what we may call the antirt'lnni ni 
the pedal side. 
J. F. Blake, Ann, Mag. Nat. Hist., 5th ser., IV. 
antler-moth 
antivenereal (an'ti-ve-ne're-al), a. [< anti- 
+ venereal.] Counteracting venereal poison; 
useful as a remedy in venereal disease. 
antizymic (an-ti-zim'ik), n. [< unti- + ~i/mic.] 
Tending to prevent fermentation or putrefac- 
tion; antizymotic ; antiseptic. 
antizymotic (aii"ti-zi-mot'ik), . and . [< 
anti- + ^ijinntic,.] I. a. Preventing or check- 
ingfermentation or zymosis; antizymic. 
II. H. That which prevents fermentation, as 
in browing ; a preventive of or remedy for zy- 
motic disease. 
ant jar, . See iiiiiim: 
ant-king (ant'king), n. A name of the South 
American ant-thrushes of the genus Gral- 
luriii. 
antler (ant'ler), n. [Formerly auntler, antlier, 
corruptly ankler (Cotgrave), < ME. auntelere, 
hauntelere, < OF. antoillier, later andoiller (and 
andouiller, endouillcr), prob. < ML. "antoeula- 
ris (so. ramus), the branch or tine of a stag's 
horn before the eye, < L. ante, before, + oculus, 
eye : see ante- and ocular, and cf . antocular.] 1 . 
Originally, the first tine or branch of the horns 
of a deer. 2. Any of the principal tines or 
branches of a deer's horns : with a descriptive 
prefix or epithet. (See below.) 3. Now, when 
used absolutely, one of the solid deciduous 
horns of the Cervidai, or deer family, which 
are periodically shed and renewed, as dis- 
tinguished from the permanent hollow horns 
of other ruminants. Antlers are of all shapes and 
sizes, from the short simple spikes of some species to the 
enormous branched or palmate antlers of the stag, elk, 
or moose. They are secondary sexual organs, developed 
in connection with the rut, and generally only in the 
male sex ; in some Cervutoe, as reindeer, in both sexes. 
They consist of a modification of true bone, and are there- 
fore radically different from the cuticular or epidermal 
structures (horns)of other ruminants. During growth they 
are covered with a modified periosteal and epidermal tis- 
sue, abounding in blood-vessels, and furry outside ; this is 
Stag's Antler in successive years. 
a, brow-antler ; b, bez-antler ; c , antler royal ; ft, sur-royal, or crown- 
antler. 
the velvet, affording a copious supply ofbloodto the rapidly 
enlarging osseous tissue. When the antlers are full-grown 
the vascular activity of the velvet ceases, a result mechan- 
ically facilitated by the development of the boss or bur at 
the root of the beam, which to some extent strangulates 
the blood-vessels. The velvet then withers and shrivels, 
and peels off in shreds, or is rubbed off by the animal. 
The horns of the American prongbuck are antlers, inas- 
much as they are deciduous and grow in the manner just 
described ; but they are cuticular structures, and otherwise 
like the horns of cattle. In forestry, the tines of much- 
branched antlers, as those of the stag, have special names. 
In the first year the stag has only frontal protuberances, 
called bassets; in the second, a simple stem or snag, called 
spike in the case of American deer; in the third, a longer 
stem with one branch, the brou '-antler ; in the fourth, 
the bez-, be*-, or bay-antler ; in the fifth, the antler royal 
is acquired ; after which the ends of the stag's horns 
become more or less palmate, developing the cromi or 
sur-royal, whence more or fewer points diverge in sub- 
sequent years. The total number of 'points,' counting all 
the tines, may be ten. The main stem of a branched ant- 
ler is the beam ; the branches, exclusive of the mere points 
of the palmated part, are the tines. The order of branch- 
ing is different in different species ; in some the division 
is dichotomous throughout, as in the mule-deer of Amer- 
ica. In general, the tines are offsets of a main beam. The 
reindeer is remarkable for the great size of the brow- 
antler, which is also usually much larger on one side than 
on the other. The most palmate antlers are those of the 
European elk and of the American moose. 
4. Same as antler-moth. 
antlered (ant'lerd), a. 1. Having antlers; 
solid-horned: as, the antlered ruminants, dis- 
tinguished from the horned ruminants. 2. 
Decorated with antlers. 
Once more the merry voices sound 
Within the antlrml hall. 
O. W. Holmes, Island Hunting-Song. 
antler-moth (ant'ler-moth), n. A European 
species of noctuid moth, Charteas (or Cerapte- 
ri/jc) yraminis. The Ian-re are very destructive, some- 
times destroying the herbage of whole meadows. Also 
called anil' 1 !- 
