BEAT (OR TURN) SWORDS INTO PLOUGHSHARES

Meaning of BEAT (OR TURN) SWORDS INTO PLOUGHSHARES in English

beat ( or turn) swords into ploughshares

devote resources to peaceful rather than warlike ends. [with biblical allusion to Is. 2:4 and Mic. 4:3.]

→ sword

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BEAT — v. 1 strike, pound, bash, smite, batter, pummel or pommel, belabour, pelt, clout, thrash, give (someone) a thrashing or beating, …
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OR — I. _ə(r), (|)ȯ(ə)r, (|)ȯ(ə), in southern US also (|)ä(r) conjunction Etymology: Middle English other, or, from Old English oththe, oththa, …
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INTO — I. |intə, -n.tu̇, -n-(ˌ)tü, +V often -ntəw preposition Etymology: Middle English, from Old English intō, from in (II) + tō …
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SWORDS — plural of sword present third singular of sword
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INTO — (prep.) Indicating the passing of a thing from one form, condition, or state to another; as, compound substances may be …
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INTO — ( prep. ) Indicating the passing of a thing from one form, condition, or state to another; as, compound substances …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
INTO — /in"tooh/ ; unstressed /in"too, -teuh/ , prep. 1. to the inside of; in toward: He walked into the room. The …
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BEAT — I. ˈbēt verb ( beat ; beat·en ˈbē-t ə n ; or beat ; beat·ing ) Etymology: Middle English beten, …
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INTO — preposition Etymology: Middle English, from Old English intō, from in (II) + tō to Date: before 12th century 1. — …
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INTO — prep denoting inclusion; as, put these ideas into other words. 2. into ·prep to the inside of; within. it is …
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SWORDS — one of the suits in a tarot pack. → sword
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BEAT — [beat] vb beat ; beat.en or beat ; beat.ing [ME beten, fr. OE beatan; akin to OHG bozan to beat] …
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BEAT — Wave graphs illustrating how beat notes are produced by two different frequencies in physics, the pulsation caused by the combination …
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
INTO — / ˈɪntə; NAmE ; before vowels strong form ˈɪntu; strong form ˈɪntuː/ preposition HELP NOTE : For the special uses …
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OR — or S1 W1 /ə; strong ɔː $ ər strong ɔːr/ BrE AmE conjunction [ Language: Old English ; Origin: oththe …
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INTO — in ‧ to S1 W1 /ˈɪntə; before vowels ˈɪntʊ; strong ˈɪntuː/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] 1 …
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
INTO — prep. 1 expressing motion or direction to a point on or within (walked into a tree; ran into the house). …
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BEAT — v., n., & adj. --v. (past beat; past part. beaten) 1 tr. a strike (a person or animal) persistently or …
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
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INTO — prep. 1 expressing motion or direction to a point on or within (walked into a tree; ran into the house). …
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BEAT — v., n., & adj. v. (past beat; past part. beaten) 1 tr. a strike (a person or animal) persistently or …
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Oxford English vocab
OR — 1.conj. 1. a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
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INTO — prep. 1. expressing motion or direction to a point on or within (walked into a tree; ran into the house). …
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BEAT — v., n., & adj. --v. (past beat; past part. beaten) 1. tr. a strike (a person or animal) persistently or …
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use or to link two …
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INTO — Pronounced /ɪntu:/ or /ɪntu:/, particularly before pronouns and for meaning 14. Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most …
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BEAT — (MOVEMENT) [verb] [past simple] beat, [past participle] beaten or beat - to (cause to) make a regular movement or soundAlthough …
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Longman Activator English vocab
TURN — n. 25B6; verb the wheels were still turning : GO ROUND, revolve, rotate, spin, roll, circle, wheel, whirl, gyrate, swivel, …
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BEAT — n. 25B6; verb they were beaten with truncheons : HIT, strike, batter, thump, bang, hammer, punch, knock, thrash, pound, pummel, …
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SWORDS — Мечи
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OR — I союз или, иначе Make haste or else you will be late. ≈ Торопитесь, иначе вы опоздаете. or so ≈ …
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INTO — предл. 1) указывает на движение или направление внутрь, в сферу или область чего-л. в(о), на to come into the garden …
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SWORDS — Мечи
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SWORDS — Мече
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Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
OR — or.ogg _I ɔ: n геральд. цвет золота _II ɔ:,ə cj 1. связывает два или несколько предложений или однородных членов предложения, …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
INTO — into.ogg ʹıntu:,ʹıntə prep 1. указывает на движение или направление внутрь чего-л. в come into the house - пойдём в дом …
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