Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

two swords

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.76 in modern English

Syllables: two s-words
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Spiritual and temporal power, church and state.

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see two, sword.

Example Sentences

"The most clear-cut definition of the Pope's possession of the two swords was given in Boniface VIII’s famous bull Unam Sanctam, which stressed the unity of Christendom under its single head."
"[…] the dispute between the two swords cut deep into the countryside in ways that the authors of ecclesiastical and revolutionary policy neither intended nor anticipated."
"In the crusader theology, the two swords were totally united and not divided as Bernard would have it."

Etymology

Allegorical interpretation of Luke 22:38, “Behold, here are two swords”.

Inflected Forms

the two swords (canonical, plural)

Phrases

Gelasian dyarchy secular arm Sell your cloak and buy a sword

Frequently Paired Words

Gelasian dyarchy secular arm Sell your cloak and buy a sword

Rhymes With

towards boards lords swords measure swords cords affords fords

Questions

What does two swords mean?: Spiritual and temporal power, church and state.
Where does two swords come from?: Allegorical interpretation of Luke 22:38, “Behold, here are two swords”.

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