An-tĭth'e-sĭs, n.

An-tĭth'e-sĭs, n.; pl. AN-TĬTH'E-SĒS. [Lat. antithesis, Gr. ἀντίθεσις, from ἀντιτιθέναι, to set against, to oppose, from ἀντί, against, and τιθέναι, to set; θέσις, a setting.] (Rhet.) An opposition of words or sentiments occurring in the same sentence; contrast; 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.” “Liberty with laws, and government without oppression.”