| 单词 | divine right of kings |
| 释义 | divine right of kingsnounthe doctrine that the right of rule derives directly from God, not from the consent of the people. Also called divine right . Origin of divine right of kingsFirst recorded in 1735–45 Words nearby divine right of kingsdivine healing, Divine Liturgy, Divine Mother, divine office, diviner, divine right of kings, divine service, diving beetle, diving bell, diving board, diving boat Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for divine right of kingsdivine right of kings nounhistory the concept that the right to rule derives from God and that kings are answerable for their actions to God alone Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for divine right of kingsdivine right of kings The doctrine that kings and queens have a God-given right to rule and that rebellion against them is a sin. This belief was common through the seventeenth century and was urged by such kings as Louis xiv of France. (See absolute monarchy.) The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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