divine right

language: fr

definitions

  1. The historical political doctrine asserting that a monarch's authority to rule is granted directly by God, making the ruler accountable only to divine will rather than to the people or secular laws.
    fr: droit divin
  2. An unquestionable or absolute right or privilege claimed by an individual or group, often implying it is inherently justified or beyond human challenge.
    fr: droit incontestable

examples

  1. The Shang Dynasty had lost its divine right to rule, and a new era was about to begin.

    La dynastie Shang avait perdu son droit divin de régner, et une nouvelle ère était sur le point de commencer.

  2. She felt she had a divine right to know the truth about her family's past.

    Elle estimait avoir le droit incontestable de connaître la vérité sur le passé de sa famille.