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1Enmity — 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. [1913 Webster] No ground of enmity between us known.… …
2Enmity — 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… …
3enmity — enmity, hostility, antipathy, antagonism, animosity, rancor, animus mean intense deep seated dislike or ill will or a manifestation of such a feeling. Enmity implies more than the absence of amity or a friendly spirit; it suggests positive hatred …
4Enmity — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Enmity >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 enmity enmity hostility Sgm: N 1 unfriendliness unfriendliness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 discord discord &c. 713 Sgm: N 1 bitterness bitterness rancor …
5enmity — [[t]e̱nmɪti[/t]] enmities N VAR: usu with supp, oft N between pl n Enmity is a feeling of hatred towards someone that lasts for a long time. I think there is an historic enmity between them... President Mitterrand arrived in Hanoi yesterday to… …
6With a will — Will Will, n. [OE. wille, AS. willa; akin to OFries. willa, OS. willeo, willio, D. wil, G. wille, Icel. vili, Dan. villie, Sw. vilja, Goth wilja. See {Will}, v.] [1913 Webster] 1. The power of choosing; the faculty or endowment of the soul by… …
7if you have to live in the river, it is best to be friends with the crocodile — Indian proverb. 1882 W. L. WILKINSON ‘Shells from Strange Shores’ in WRAY (ed.) Golden Hours CLIX. 180/2 (Mar.) To be on bad terms with those under whose authority we are placed is ‘To live in the river and be at enmity with the crocodile.’ 1990… …
8French-German enmity — French–German hereditary enmity [Julius Weis Friend: The Linchpin: French German Relations, 1950 1990 , [http://books.google.com/books?id=fg Vcjjyg7kC pg=PA8 dq=french+german+enmity as brr=3 sig=Dm7Na5 A8WBL OaKwDvldQNXh A] ] ( de.… …
9A Conversation with Lee Teng-hui — ▪ 1997 Encyclopædia Britannica was honoured to have the opportunity to speak with Lee Teng hui, who in March 1996 won a landslide victory in the first direct presidential elections in the Republic of China (Taiwan). The interview, which… …
10Jesus' interactions with women — Part of a series on Christianity and Gender Theology Female disciples of Jesus Gender roles in Christianity …
