Thesaurus: foe

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1. n. One who entertains personal enmity, hatred, grudge, or malice, against another; an enemy.
2. n. An enemy in war; a hostile army.
3. n. One who opposes on principle; an opponent; an adversary; an ill-wisher; as, a foe to religion.
4. v. t. To treat as an enemy.
5. n. an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
6. n. a personal enemy
7. See Fiend, and cf. Feud a quarrel. 1. One who entertains personal enmity, hatred, grudge, or malice, against another; an enemy. A man's foes shall be they of his own household. Matt. x. 36 2. An enemy in war; a hostile army. 3. One who opposes on principle; an opponent; an adversary; an ill- wisher; as, a foe to religion. A foe to received doctrines. I. Watts To treat as an enemy. [Obs.] Spenser.
8. See Fiend, and cf. Feud a quarrel.