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Noun: divine right of kings
  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";
    - divine right

Type of: doctrine, ism, philosophical system, philosophy, school of thought

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