| NOUN | cognition | divine right of kings, divine right | the doctrine that kings derive their right to rule directly from God and are not accountable to their subjects |
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| Meaning | The 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. | |
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| Example | "the doctrine of the divine right of kings was enunciated by the Stuarts in Britain in the 16th century" | |
| Synonym | divine right | |
| Broader | doctrine, philosophy, philosophical system, school of thought, ism | A belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school |
| Catalan | dret diví dels reis | |
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