EN'MITY, n. 1. The quality of being an enemy; the opposite of friendship; ill will; hatred; unfriendly dispositions; malevolence. It expresses more than aversion and less than malice,and differs from displeasure in denoting a fixed or rooted hatred, whereas displeasure is more transient.I will put enmity between thee and the woman. Gen.3.The carnal mind is enmity against God.Rom. 8.2. A state of opposition.The friendship of the world is enmity with God. James 4.
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