sword verse

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English

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Etymology

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

Noun

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sword verse (plural sword verses)

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