| 单词 | divine right of kings |
| 释义 | divine right of kingsnoun 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.It is an idea invented by politicians for politicians, a modern adaptation of the doctrine of the divine right of kings....
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