Definitions for: Foe

[n] an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force); "a soldier must be prepared to kill his enemies"
[n] a personal enemy; "they had been political foes for years"

Webster (1913) Definition: Foe (f[=o]), n. [OE. fo, fa, AS. f[=a]h hostile; prob.
akin to E. fiend. [root]81. 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

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

Synonyms: enemy, foeman, opposition

Antonyms: ally, friend

See Also: adversary, antagonist, besieger, challenger, competition, competitor, contender, mortal enemy, opponent, opposer, resister, rival

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