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sword verse

sword verse noun: any of a number of verses in the Qur'an that may be interpreted as promoting violence against nonbelievers.

Noun

sword verse (plural sword verses)

  1. (in plural) Any of a number of verses in the Qur'an that may be interpreted as promoting violence against nonbelievers.

Forms of sword verse

pluralsword verses

Origin of sword verse

Calque of Arabic آيَات السَّيْف (ʔāyāt as-sayf, “sword verses”).

Questions about sword verse

What does sword verse mean?
Sword verse means any of a number of verses in the Qur'an that may be interpreted as promoting violence against nonbelievers.
What part of speech is sword verse?
Sword verse is a noun.
What is the plural of sword verse?
The plural of sword verse is sword verses.

Words near sword verse in the dictionary

  1. sword of state
  2. sword sedge
  3. sword swallower
  4. sword swallowers
  5. sword swallowing
  6. sword verse
  7. sword verses
  8. sword-and-sandal
  9. sword-and-sorcery
  10. sword-bearer
  11. sword-bearers

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