divine right

英 美
  • n.神授的权力;君权神授
  • divine adj.神圣的;神的vt.推断vi.预言;理解n.牧师;神学家
  • right adj.正确的;对的;右边的;合适的;重要的;完全的adv.正确地;直接地;向右;恰恰,就;立即;完全地n.权利;道理;正确;右边;右派v.扶直;纠正;公正对待;补偿;恢复平衡
Noun:
  1. 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"

    用作名词 (n.)
    1. Locke flatly rejected the theory of divine right of kings.
      排除了君权神授的思想。
    2. People used to believe in the divine right.
      过去人们相信君权神授。

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