a balanced statement of contrasts that juxtaposes opposites in words, phrases, clauses, images, or themes.
Antithesis is a Greek term taken from the words [ anti] meaning to be opposaed to, or against, and [ thesis] meaning to set or lay down. By implication thesis refers to a dissertation, viewpoint, or proposition which is being set down or argued. In theological terms, antithesis refers to a direct opposite, or a figure or type in which thoughts or words are balanced in contrast. The concept in antithesis means that a belief or thesis is 'opposed' to another belief or thesis. It is often used to illustrate that God's people are to be distinct and in contrast to (the antithesis of) the people of the world, or God's law in contrast to man's disobedience. [ back
Exact opposite, a contrast or opposition of thoughts
exact opposite; "his theory is the antithesis of mine"
the juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas to give a feeling of balance
a Figure of Speech in an which, two words of opposite meaning are paired together for better poetic effect
An idea in opposition to a particular proposition or thesis.
(Gr. anti 'against' + tithenai 'to place'; ¹ï°¸): A direct contrast or opposition.
1. Opposition; contrast. 2. The direct opposite. 3. The placing of a sentence or one of its parts against another to which it is opposed to form a balanced contrast of ideas.
Words arranged to stress a contrast. For example: To err is human, to forgive divine.
direct opposition of contrast between two things (e.g., “joy” is the antithesis of “sorrow”)
Figure of speech where contrasting words or ideas are placed in close proximity e.g. 'Hee for God only, shee for God in him' from Milton's Paradise Lost.
A figure of speech in which words and phrases with opposite meanings are balanced against each other. An example of antithesis is "To err is human, to forgive, divine." (Alexander Pope)
The antithesis of something is its direct opposite. In literature, the use of antithesis as a figure of speech results in two statements that show a contrast through the balancing of two opposite ideas. Technically, it is the second portion of the statement that is defined as the "antithesis"; the first portion is the " thesis." An example of antithesis is found in the following portion of Abraham Lincoln's "Gettysburg Address"; notice the opposition between the verbs "remember" and "forget" and the phrases "what we say" and "what they did": "The world will little note nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here."
The opposition between Christian and non-Christian thought. See Frame, 187ff.
antithetic, adj. Diametrically opposite. A word, idea, person, doctrine, proposition or thing that negates, is irreconcilable with, or represents the extreme opposite of another.
The opposite of (i.e., Good is the antithesis of evil.)
A statement in whcih direct opposites are contrasted in the same sentence.
Antithesis (Greek for "setting opposite", from against + position) means a direct contrast or exact opposition to something. It is the basic idea of yin and yang. Hell is the antithesis of Heaven; disorder is the antithesis of order.