two swords

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Spiritual and temporal power, church and state. plural,plural-only
    — 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.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see two, sword. plural,plural-only

词形变化

the two swords canonical,plural

词源

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