antichristian
Opposing Christian belief
Antichristian means opposed or hostile to Christianity or its principles.
The term describes attitudes, actions, or beliefs that actively work against Christian faith or values: The regime's antichristian policies closed churches and banned religious education.
Sometimes capitalized when referring specifically to the Antichrist of biblical prophecy.
Irreverence toward the sacred
- sacrilegeViolation of the hallowed
- iconoclasmAttacking revered traditions
- gnosticismPrivileging inner revelation
- paganismNon-monotheistic religious practice
idolatry · occult · profanity · desecration · impiety · irreverence · syncretism · heterodoxy
Rejection of deities
- agnosticismDoubt about divine existence
- secularismSeparation of faith, state
- humanismPhilosophy prioritizing earthly reason
- materialismPrioritizing goods over spirit
naturalism · rationalism · skepticism · freethought · irreligion · godlessness · nonbelief · disbelief
Renunciation of former beliefs
- repudiationFormal refusal to accept
- renunciationFormal surrender of claim
- disavowalRejection of connection
- abjurationSworn repudiation of allegiance
defection · dissent · nonconformity · disaffiliation · excommunication · anathema · estrangement · deconversion
Systematic mistreatment of groups
- intoleranceUnwillingness to accept differences
- bigotryIntolerance toward differing views
- animosityActive, bitter hostility
- hatredIntense hostile aversion
enmity · antagonism · oppression · discrimination · violence · malevolence · contempt · prejudice
blasphemy
Irreverence toward the sacred
- sacrilegeViolation of the hallowed
- iconoclasmAttacking revered traditions
- gnosticismPrivileging inner revelation
paganism · idolatry · occult · profanity · desecration · impiety · irreverence · syncretism · heterodoxy · unorthodoxy
atheism
Rejection of deities
- agnosticismDoubt about divine existence
- secularismSeparation of faith, state
- humanismPhilosophy prioritizing earthly reason
materialism · naturalism · rationalism · skepticism · freethought · irreligion · godlessness · nonbelief · disbelief · deism
apostasy
Renunciation of former beliefs
- repudiationFormal refusal to accept
- renunciationFormal surrender of claim
- disavowalRejection of connection
abjuration · defection · dissent · nonconformity · disaffiliation · excommunication · anathema · estrangement · deconversion · lapsed
persecution
Systematic mistreatment of groups
- intoleranceUnwillingness to accept differences
- bigotryIntolerance toward differing views
- animosityActive, bitter hostility
hatred · enmity · antagonism · oppression · discrimination · violence · malevolence · contempt · prejudice · vitriol
antichristianChristian
Adherent of the gospel
Christ-centered · Christlike · evangelical · faithful · born-again
Christian, Christianity, Christians, unchristian, antichrist, Christendom, pre-Christian