Hie Man of Sin
Preserved but no longer current.
(2 Thess. ii, 3). Generally held to signify the Antichrist (#.v.), but applied by the old Puritans to the Pope of Rome, by the Fifth Monarchy men to Crom- well, and by many modern itheologians to that "wicked one" (identical with the "last horn" of Dan. vii) who is immediately to precede the Second Advent.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Hie Man of Sin” mean?
(2 Thess. ii, 3). Generally held to signify the Antichrist (#.v.), but applied by the old Puritans to the Pope of Rome, by the Fifth Monarchy men to Crom- well, and by many modern itheologians to that "wicked one" (identical with the "last horn" of Dan. vii) who is immediately to precede the Second Advent.
Is “Hie Man of Sin” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.