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Adversary vs Agonist - What's the difference?

adversary | agonist |

As a proper noun adversary

is (religion|christianity) the devil; satan.

As a noun agonist is

someone involved in a contest or battle (as in an agon).

adversary

English

Noun

(adversaries)
  • An opponent or rival.

    • Derived terms

    * adversarial

    Related terms

    * adverse * adversarially

    References

    agonist

    English

    (wikipedia agonist)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Someone involved in a contest or battle (as in an agon).
  • The muscle that contracts while the other relaxes.
    • "when bending the elbow the biceps are the agonist "
  • (biochemistry) A molecule that can combine with a receptor on a cell to produce a physiological reaction.
    • "acetylcholine is an agonist at the a cholinergic receptor"

    Derived terms

    * agonistical * agonistics * antagonist * protagonist * deuteragonist * tritagonist