Divine right

Divine right

Theory of government that holds that a monarch receives the right to rule directly from God and not from the people.

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divine right

Government; American government

Theory of government that holds that a monarch receives the right to rule directly from God and not from the people.

divine right

Politics; Political Science

The terms usually refers to the divine right of kings, a medieval belief that the king was appointed by God to rule, and this divine right was passed on by hereditary alone. The ...

divine right

Government; Government & politics

Idea that a monarch receives his or her authority to govern from God, not from the people over whom he or she rules.

divine right

History; World history

The justification of monarchy through the word of God.

divine right

Language; Encyclopedias

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