Usually means: Respond to aggression with nonviolence.
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We found 13 dictionaries that define the word turn the other cheek:

General (11 matching dictionaries)
  1. turn the other cheek: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. turn the other cheek: Merriam-Webster
  3. turn the other cheek: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. turn the other cheek: Collins English Dictionary
  5. turn the other cheek: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  6. turn the other cheek: Wiktionary
  7. Turn the other cheek: Dictionary.com
  8. Turn the other cheek: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  9. turn the other cheek: TheFreeDictionary.com

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. turn the other cheek: Idioms

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. turn the other cheek: Urban Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (turn the other cheek)

verb:  (idiomatic) To accept punishment or injury without retaliating.

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