Word Meanings - ARCHENEMY - Book Publishers vocabulary database

A principal enemy. Specifically, Satan, the grand adversary of mankind. Milton.

Related words: (words related to ARCHENEMY)

• PRINCIPALNESS
  The quality of being principal.
• MANKIND
  1. The human race; man, taken collectively. The proper study of mankind is man. Pore. 2. Men, as distinguished from women; the male portion of human race. Lev. xviii. 22. 3. Human feelings; humanity. B. Jonson.
• GRANDEUR
  The state or quality of being grand; vastness; greatness; splendor; magnificence; stateliness; sublimity; dignity; elevation of thought or expression; nobility of action. Nor doth this grandeur and majestic show Of luxury . . . allure mine eye.
• PRINCIPALITY
  preëminence, excellence: cf. F. principalité, principauté. See 1. Sovereignty; supreme power; hence, superiority; predominance; high, or the highest, station. Sir P. Sidney. Your principalities shall come down, even the crown of your glory.
• GRANDEESHIP
  The rank or estate of a grandee; lordship. H. Swinburne.
• GRANDMA; GRANDMAMMA
  A grand mother.
• GRANDUNCLE
  father's or mother's uncle.
• SPECIFICALLY
  In a specific manner.
• ADVERSARY
  Having an opposing party; not unopposed; as, an adversary suit. (more info) 1. Opposed; opposite; adverse; antagonistic. Bp. King.
• GRANDIFIC
  Making great. Bailey.
• GRANDILOQUENT
  Speaking in a lofty style; pompous; bombastic.
• GRANDNESS
  Grandeur. Wollaston.
• GRANDILOQUENCE
  The use of lofty words or phrases; bombast; -- usually in a bad sense. The sin of grandiloquence or tall talking. Thackeray,
• GRANDILOQUOUS
  Grandiloquent.
• GRANDNEPHEW
  The grandson of one's brother or sister.
• SATAN
  The grand adversary of man; The Devil, or Prince of darkness; the chief of the fallen angels; the archfiend. I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven. Luke x. 18.
• SATANIC; SATANICAL
  Of or pertaining to Satan; having the qualities of Satan; resembling Satan; extremely malicious or wicked; devilish; infernal. "Satanic strength." "Satanic host." Milton. Detest the slander which, with a Satanic smile, exults over the character
• GRANDEE
  A man of elevated rank or station; a nobleman. In Spain, a nobleman of the first rank, who may be covered in the king's presence.
• GRANDSON
  A son's or daughter's son.
• SATANIST
  A very wicked-person. Granger.
• GREAT-GRANDFATHER
  The father of one's grandfather or grandmother.
• SELF-AGGRANDIZEMENT
  The aggrandizement of one's self.
• GREAT-GRANDSON
  A son of one's grandson or granddaughter.
• HUMANKIND
  Mankind. Pope.
• GREAT-GRANDMOTHER
  The mother of one's grandfather or grandmother.