English noun: divine right of kings | |||
1. | divine right of kings (cognition) 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 | ||
Samples | The doctrine of the divine right of kings was enunciated by the Stuarts in Britain in the 16th century. | ||
Synonyms | divine right | ||
Broader (hypernym) | doctrine, ism, philosophical system, philosophy, school of thought | ||