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, <i>meton.</i>:<br><b>1.</b> *<span class="fr"><i>glaive, symbole de la justice</i></span> — <span class="en"><i>the sword as a symbol of justice</i></span>.<br><b>2.</b> <i>spec.</i> gladius spiritualis: *<span class="fr">la justice spirituelle</span> — <span class="en">spiritual jurisdiction</span>. <i>Cf.</i> gladius oris: <span class="fr">l'anathème</span> — <span class="en">excommunication</span>.<br><b>3.</b> (<i>cf.</i> Luc. 22, 38) <span class="fr">les deux glaives, symbole des deux pouvoirs, le séculier et le spirituel</span> — <span class="en">the two swords, symbolizing the secular and spiritual powers</span>.
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