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
Source: WordNetWe have not overthrown the divine right of kings to fall down for the divine right of experts. Harold Macmillan
Divine right of kings means the divine right of anyone who can get uppermost. Herbert Spencer
Divine right went out with the American Revolution and doesn't belong to the White House aides. What meat do they eat that makes them grow so great? Sam Ervin
The divine right of kings may have been a plea for feeble tyrants; but the divine right of government is the keystone of human progress, and without it governments sink into police, and a nation is degraded into a mob. Benjamin Disraeli
The serf is in essence different from the knight, but a reference to divine right is necessary to legitimize this statutory defense. Frantz Fanon
We live in capitalism. Its power seems inescapable; so did the divine right of kings. Ursula K. Le Guin