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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
)
(
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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