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
This is the type of monarchy embodied by Prince Carlo’s Bourbon ancestor, that very same Louis XIV who ruled by divine right and sought absolute power.
From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2024
It was, for centuries an apologist for slavery as it was an apologist for the divine right of kings.
From Salon ● Dec. 21, 2023
“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
