HyperDic: divine_right

English > 1 sense of the expression divine right:
NOUNcognitiondivine right, divine right of kingsthe doctrine that kings derive their right to rule directly from God and are not accountable to their subjects
English > divine right: 1 sense > noun 1, cognition
MeaningThe doctrine that kings derive their right to rule directly from God and are not accountable to their subjects; rebellion is the worst of political crimes.
Example"the doctrine of the divine right of kings was enunciated by the Stuarts in Britain in the 16th century"
Synonymdivine right of kings
Broaderdoctrine, philosophy, philosophical system, school of thought, ismA belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school
Catalandret diví dels reis

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