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  1. divine right of kings

    • n.
      the doctrine that kings derive their authority from God not their subjects, from which it follows that rebellion is the worst of political crimes. It was enunciated in Britain in the 16th and 17th centuries under the Stuarts and is also associated with the absolutism of Louis XIV of France.
    • noun: divine right of kings

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    • IPA[dəˈvīn rīt əv]
    • n.
      the doctrine that kings derive their authority from God, not from their subjects, from which it ...

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