3. Anything exactly opposite or contrary.

Can there be a greater contrariety unto Christ's judgment, a more perfect antipodes to all that hath hitherto been gospel?

Hammond.

An"ti*pole (&?;), n. The opposite pole; anything diametrically opposed. Geo. Eliot.

An"ti*pope (&?;), n. One who is elected, or claims to be, pope in opposition to the pope canonically chosen; esp. applied to those popes who resided at Avignon during the Great Schism.

An`tip*sor"ic (&?;), a. (Med.) Of use in curing the itch. -- n. An antipsoric remedy.

||An`tip*to"sis (&?;), n. [L., fr. Gr. &?;; &?; against + &?; a falling, a case, &?; to fall.] (Gram.) The putting of one case for another.

{ An`ti*pu`tre*fac"tive (&?;), An`ti*pu*tres"cent (&?;), } a. Counteracting, or preserving from, putrefaction; antiseptic.

An`ti*py"ic (&?;), a. [Pref. anti- + Gr. &?;, &?;, pus.] (Med.) Checking or preventing suppuration. -- n. An antipyic medicine.

||An`ti*py*re"sis (&?;), n. [NL., fr. Gr. &?; against + &?; to be feverish, fr. &?; fire.] (Med.) The condition or state of being free from fever.

An`ti*py*ret"ic (&?;), a. (Med.) Efficacious in preventing or allaying fever. -- n. A febrifuge.

An`ti*py"rine (&?;), n. (Med.) An artificial alkaloid, believed to be efficient in abating fever.

An`ti*py*rot"ic (&?;), a. (Med.) Good against burns or pyrosis. -- n. Anything of use in preventing or healing burns or pyrosis.

An`ti*qua"ri*an (&?;), a. [See Antiquary]. Pertaining to antiquaries, or to antiquity; as, antiquarian literature.

An`ti*qua"ri*an, n. 1. An antiquary.

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