Enmities

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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              No ground of enmity between us known. --Milton.
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     2. A state of opposition; hostility.
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              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}.
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