divine right

language: ru

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.
    ru: божественное право
  2. An unquestionable or absolute right or privilege claimed by an individual or group, often implying it is inherently justified or beyond human challenge.
    ru: неоспоримое право

examples

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

    Династия Шан потеряла своё божественное право на правление, и начиналась новая эпоха.

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

    Она чувствовала, что имеет неоспоримое право знать правду о прошлом своей семьи.