divine right of kings

Noun divine right of kings has 1 sense

• divine right of kings(n = noun.cognition) divine right - the doctrine that kings derive their right to rule directly from God and are not accountable to their subjects; rebellion is the worst of political crimes; "the doctrine of the divine right of kings was enunciated by the Stuarts in Britain in the 16th century"
is a kind of doctrine, ism, philosophical system, philosophy, school of thought