Bible Dictionaries
Strife

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) The act of striving; earnest endeavor.

(2):

(n.) Exertion or contention for superiority; contest of emulation, either by intellectual or physical efforts.

(3):

(n.) That which is contended against; occasion of contest.

(4):

(n.) Altercation; violent contention; fight; battle.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Strife'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/strife.html. 1828.