divine right

language: zh

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.
    zh: 君权神授
  2. An unquestionable or absolute right or privilege claimed by an individual or group, often implying it is inherently justified or beyond human challenge.
    zh: 当然的权利

examples

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

    商朝失去了统治的神圣权利，新时代即将开始。

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

    她觉得自己有理所当然的权利去知道关于家族过去的真相。