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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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Dictionary Results for enmity:

1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

enmity
    n 1: a state of deep-seated ill-will [syn: hostility,
         enmity, antagonism]
    2: the feeling of a hostile person; "he could no longer contain
       his hostility" [syn: hostility, enmity, ill will]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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.
      [1913 Webster]

            No ground of enmity between us known. --Milton.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. A state of opposition; hostility.
      [1913 Webster]

            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.
        [1913 Webster]

3. Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary

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).

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