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divine right of kings

(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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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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divine right of kings (redirected from The divine right)

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