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单词 divine right
释义
divine rightdiˌvine ˈright noun [singular] Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • Some bicyclists apparently think they have a divine right to ride wherever they want.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Anglican clergymen busied themselves with preaching up theories of divine right and non-resistance.
  • At a stroke the party managers and fixers have lost their assumption of a divine right to power.
  • Both acts are morally wrong - Edward should not have abused his divine right and curried favour by dishing out peerages.
  • Constantine was declared to be Emperor by divine right.
  • I had a divine right and a solemn duty to warn them, but failed miserably.
  • James sought to reassert the divine right of kings, and Parliament combined against him.
word sets
WORD SETS
adversarial, adjectiveamnesty, nounanarchism, nounanarchist, nounanticlerical, adjectivearms control, nounbigot, nounbigoted, adjectivebigotry, nounbilateral, adjectiveBlimp, nouncarpetbagger, nouncaucus, nounchancellor, nouncoalition, nounconsensus, nounconstituency, nounconstitutionalism, nounconsumerism, nouncredo, noundemagogue, noundestabilize, verbdétente, noundisorder, noundissent, noundivine right, nounferment, nounfirebrand, noungerrymandering, nounheartland, nounhonours list, nouninterventionist, adjectiveisolationism, nounliberal, adjectiveliberal, nounliberalism, nounlobby, nounlobby, verbMaoism, nounnationalistic, adjective-ocracy, suffix-ocrat, suffixopinion-makers, nounopinion poll, nounpersonality cult, nounpetition, nounphoto opportunity, nounplacard, nounplatform, nounpolitical, adjectivepolitical asylum, nounpolitical geography, nounpolitical machine, nounpopulist, adjectivepork barrel, nounprivilege, nounpropaganda, nounrealpolitik, nounrevolution, nounsoapbox, nounsound bite, nounstump, verbsubversive, adjectivesubvert, verbwar of words, nounwheeler-dealer, nounwheeling and dealing, noun
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
 Being my wife doesn’t give you the divine right to read my mail.
1the right given to a king or queen by God to rule a country, that in former times could not be opposed2informal the right to do what you want without having to ask permission:  Being my wife doesn’t give you the divine right to read my mail.
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