Hypertext Webster Gateway: "enmity"
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary (easton)
Enmity
deep-rooted hatred. "I will put enmity between thee and the
woman, between thy seed and her seed" (Gen. 3:15). The
friendship of the world is "enmity with God" (James 4:4; 1 John
2:15, 16). The "carnal mind" is "enmity against God" (Rom. 8:7).
By the abrogation of the Mosaic institutes the "enmity" between
Jew and Gentile is removed. They are reconciled, are "made one"
(Eph. 2:15, 16).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Enmity \En"mi*ty\, n.; pl. {Enmities}. [OE. enemyte, fr. enemy:
cf. F. inimiti['e], OF. enemisti['e]. See {Enemy}, and cf.
{Amity}.]
1. The quality of being an enemy; hostile or unfriendly
disposition.
No ground of enmity between us known. --Milton.
2. A state of opposition; hostility.
The friendship of the world is enmity with God.
--James iv. 4.
Syn: Rancor; hostility; hatred; aversion; antipathy;
repugnance; animosity; ill will; malice; malevolence.
See {Animosity}, {Rancor}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
enmity
n 1: a state of deep-seated ill-will [syn: {hostility}, {antagonism}]
2: the feeling of a hostile person; "he could no longer contain
his hostility" [syn: {hostility}, {ill will}]
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