jure divino
[ yoo-re di-wee-noh; English joor-ee di-vahy-noh, -vee- ]
adverbLatin.
by divine law.
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How to use jure divino in a sentence
In spite of his Italian majority, the Pope could not get a majority for a direct negative denying the de jure divino theory.
A History of the Reformation (Vol. 2 of 2) | Thomas M. LindsayAnd so that two forms of church government are jure divino, the universal church form, and the particular.
A Christian Directory | Baxter RichardPray, tell me, how much money will these new ministers of ours bring into the king's coffers, by this jure divino system?
Voltaire's Romances | Franois-Marie ArouetIn 1576, the General Assembly declared, that their right to ‘the patrimonie of the Kirk’ was ‘ex jure divino.’
History of Civilization in England, Vol. 3 of 3 | Henry Thomas BuckleWhether he had asserted presbyterial government to be jure divino?
Biographia Scoticana (Scots Worthies) | John Howie
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