Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

turn the other cheek

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.94 in modern English

Syllables
turn the other cheek
IPA
32
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To accept punishment or injury without retaliating.

Etymology

From the Sermon on the Mount, where Jesus rejected the eye for an eye philosophy in favour of a more humble approach.

Inflected Forms

turns the other cheek (present, singular) turning the other cheek (participle, present) turned the other cheek (participle, past) turned the other cheek (past)

Questions

What does turn the other cheek mean?
To accept punishment or injury without retaliating.
Where does turn the other cheek come from?
From the Sermon on the Mount, where Jesus rejected the eye for an eye philosophy in favour of a more humble approach.

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