Meaning & use
Divine Right of Kings
The historical doctrine that a monarch's authority to rule comes directly from God, not from the people or a parliament.
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Absolute monarchs invoked the Divine Right of Kings to justify ruling without a parliament's consent.
The Divine Right of Kings gradually lost influence as ideas about popular sovereignty spread.
A note on using this word
Often loosely called 'divine rights of kings,' though the traditional term uses the singular 'Right.'
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popular sovereignty
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