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    Foe , n. [OE. fo, fa, AS. fāh hostile; prob. akin to E. fiend. √81. See Fiend, and cf. Feud a quarrel.]
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    1. One who entertains personal enmity, hatred, grudge, or malice, against another; an enemy.
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      A man's foes shall be they of his own household.
      Matt. x. 36

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    2. An enemy in war; a hostile army.
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    3. One who opposes on principle; an opponent; an adversary; an ill-wisher; as, a foe to religion.
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      A foe to received doctrines.
      I. Watts

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    Foe , v. t. To treat as an enemy. [Obs.]
    Spenser.

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