WordNet: divine right, divine right of kings

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"

• hypernym doctrine, ism, philosophical system, philosophy, school of thought

divine right

• (suomi) jumalallinen oikeus (synonyymi)

divine right of kings

• (suomi) jumalallinen oikeus (synonyymi)