divine decree
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The British colonizers were driven by the belief that they were entitled by divine decree and by royal declaration to live on and use the land and resources of North America.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
Behold well pleased 450 I seek to finish thy divine decree.
From Poetical Works of Akenside by Gilfillan, George
Her adjustment to the divine decree seems now to be internal, and not simply a yielding to an external power.
From Homer's Odyssey A Commentary by Snider, Denton Jaques
Drawn by fire-winged cherubim, he sweeps into view, and voices, in no uncertain tone, his dissatisfaction with the divine decree.
From Vondel's Lucifer by Vondel, Joost van den
Men are not particularly concerned as to whether He is artistically glorified and perpetuated by some divine decree.
From Levels of Living Essays on Everyday Ideals by Cope, Henry Frederick
