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divine right of kings

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divine right of kings
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(Historical Terms) History the concept that the right to rule derives from God and that kings are answerable for their actions to God alone
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Noun1.divine right of kings - 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; "the doctrine of the divine right of kings was enunciated by the Stuarts in Britain in the 16th century"
divine right
doctrine, ism, philosophical system, philosophy, school of thought - a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school


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But he was naturally of an arbitrary disposition; and he had been bred at the University of Oxford, where young men were taught that the divine right of kings was the only thing to be regarded in matters of government.
Grandfather's Chair by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context
The question as to whether there is such a thing as divine right of kings is not settled in this book.
A Connecticut Yankee by Twain, Mark View in context
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