4 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Adversary \Ad"ver*sa*ry\, a.
1. Opposed; opposite; adverse; antagonistic. [Archaic] --Bp.
King.
2. (Law) Having an opposing party; not unopposed; as an
adversary suit.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Adversary \Ad`ver*sa*ry\, n.; pl {Adversaries}. [OE.
adversarie direct fr the Latin, and adversaire fr OF
adversier aversier fr L. adversarius (a.) turned toward,
(n.) an adversary. See {Adverse}.]
One who is turned against another or others with a design to
oppose
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
adversary
n : someone who offers opposition [syn: {antagonist}, {opponent}]
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Adversary
(Heb. satan), an opponent or foe (1 Kings 5:4; 11:14, 23, 25;
Luke 13:17); one that speaks against another, a complainant
(Matt. 5:25; Luke 12:58); an enemy (Luke 18:3), and specially
the devil (1 Pet. 5:8).
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