单词 | divine right |
释义 | divine right (once / 4269 pages) n WORD FAMILY divine right: divine rights USAGE EXAMPLESJust clubs that believe in their divine right to be title contenders. Wall Street Journal(Nov 18, 2016) In invoking the “locker room,” Trump is actually harking back to the “No Girls Allowed” tree fort, perceived as the divine right of American boys. Slate(Oct 28, 2016) The Oil sheikdoms of the Gulf rule by divine right! New York Times(Aug 10, 2016) n 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 Syn|Hyper divine right of kings 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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