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/dɪvˈaɪn raɪt əv kɪŋz/ Listen

Divine right of kings

noun

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. Synonym: divine right.

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... rescue her brother, but that did not lessen his irritation at being used for anything which appertained to the Whig cause, for Gulian Verplanck was a Tory to the backbone. Educated in England, brought up to consider that the divine right of kings was a sacred principle, he carried his devotion to the Tories to such an extent that had he foreseen the conflict between King and Colonies it is safe to say he would never have wedded Clarissa Wolcott. His love for his wife was too great to permit him to regret his marriage, and he was too ...

— An Unwilling Maid • Jeanie Gould Lincoln

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