sword verse

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Etymology

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

Noun

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.