enmity
noun (enmity, enmities) — formal
Everyday
(formal) A feeling of hate or strong dislike between people or groups; being enemies. tree →
In the lessons
Used in history, Bible and stories: enmity between nations, families or rivals; in Genesis, God puts enmity between the serpent and the woman. In ethics: forgiveness can end enmity; Jesus taught «love your enemies». Phrases: «enmity between», «long enmity», «bitter enmity».
Examples
- There was bitter enmity between the two families. tree →
- The enmity between the kingdoms lasted for generations. tree →
- Their enmity ended when they shook hands. tree →
- God put enmity between the serpent and the woman. tree →
- Jealousy grew into enmity. tree →
- Forgiveness can turn enmity into friendship. tree →
- THE EAGLE and the Beetle were at enmity together, and they destroyed one another’s nests. tree →
Note
Formal, mostly uncountable. Related to «enemy». Opposite: «friendship», «amity». In speech say «hatred», «being enemies».
In Jewish tradition
It means hatred and ill will, with the law of the cities of refuge separating killing by accident from killing with hatred. God also places it between the serpent and the woman.
Interpretation. Tradition says a killing without enmity was accidental, so the killer could flee to a city of refuge. The curse on the serpent is read as the struggle between good and evil.
Examples
- But if he thrust him suddenly without enmity, or hurled upon him any thing without lying in wait, (Torah NUM.35.22, JPS 1917) tree →
- And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; they shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise their heel.' (Torah GEN.3.15, JPS 1917) tree →
- or in enmity smote him with his hand, that he died; he that smote him shall surely be put to death: he is a murderer; the avenger of blood shall put the murderer to death when he meeteth him. (Torah NUM.35.21, JPS 1917) tree →
- For the multitude of thine iniquity, the enmity is great. (Prophets HOS.9.7, JPS 1917) tree →
- Ephraim is a watchman with my God; as for the prophet, a fowler's snare is in all his ways, and enmity in the house of his God. (Prophets HOS.9.8, JPS 1917) tree →
Note
Formal, mostly uncountable. Related to «enemy». Opposite: «friendship», «amity». In speech say «hatred», «being enemies».
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «enmity» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «enmity» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
- Trees and pragmatics of «enmity» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «enmity» in the Judaism dictionary on Mova free.
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