Defn: The consecrated wafer; the host. [Obs.] Bp. Burnet.
HOSTILE
Hos"tile, a. Etym: [L. hostilis, from hostis enemy: cf. F. hostile.
See Host an army.]
Defn: Belonging or appropriate to an enemy; showing the disposition of an enemy; showing ill will and malevolence, or a desire to thwart and injure; occupied by an enemy or enemies; inimical; unfriendly; as, a hostile force; hostile intentions; a hostile country; hostile to a sudden change.
Syn. — Warlike; inimical; unfriendly; antagonistic; opposed; adverse; opposite; contrary; repugnant.
HOSTILE
Hos"tile, n.
Defn: An enemy; esp., an American Indian in arms against the whites; — commonly in the plural. [Colloq.] P. H. Sheridan.
HOSTILELY
Hos"tile*ly, adv.
Defn: In a hostile manner.
HOSTILITY Hos*til"i*ty, n.; pl. Hostilities. Etym: [L. hostilitas: cf. F. hostilité.]
1. State of being hostile; public or private enemy; unfriendliness; animosity. Hostility being thus suspended with France. Hayward.