divine sanction
Example Sentences
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Sessions is effectively claiming divine sanction for the idea that people who break laws may be punished and deterred by subjecting their children to mental anguish.
From Washington Post • Jun. 18, 2018
Mary Erickson, a member of the Episcopal clergy - appearing without official divine sanction - said a few words.
From Washington Times • May 31, 2017
A theocracy is a government run by religious authorities claiming divine sanction for their political leadership.
From Washington Post • Nov. 18, 2016
It’s a trap door that opens when a divine sanction for morality loses authority.
From Salon • Nov. 24, 2015
It may be supposed that the god was given his character as an ascetic in order to extend divine sanction and example to the practice of asceticism when it came into favour.
From The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV) by Russell, R. V. (Robert Vane)
