divine right
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It was dubbed Operation Excalibur, in honor of the legendary sword of King Arthur that granted him divine right to rule, a point also included in court documents.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2025
But it doesn't mean that its status and value is a divine right.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2025
The idea of an Appeal to Heaven comes from John Locke, who wrote about this idea of an appeal to heaven against the political idea of the divine right of kings.
From Slate ● Jan. 6, 2024
“Charles I very much believed in the divine right of kings, and when Parliament disagreed, he shut them down,” Hammond says.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 17, 2023
Nor do I believe that management rules by divine right or the undiluted force of superior knowledge, as the “surveys” demand you acknowledge.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
