jure divino
Americanadverb
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It is worth noticing that of the three greatest tragedians, Massinger was a democrat, Beaumont and Fletcher the most servile jure divino royalists, and Shakespeare a philosopher;—if aught personal, an aristocrat.
From Shakespeare, Ben Jonson, Beaumont and Fletcher by Coleridge, Samuel Taylor
Nor indeed have a jure divino and an hereditary right any necessary connexion with each other; as some have very weakly imagined.
From Commentaries on the Laws of England Book the First by Blackstone, William, Sir
Yet while I assert an hereditary, I by no means intend a jure divino, title to the throne.
From Commentaries on the Laws of England Book the First by Blackstone, William, Sir
"That the calling and making of ministers are not jure divino, but a minister comes to be so as a merchant, bookseller, carter, and such like."
From The Life of John Milton Volume 3 1643-1649 by Masson, David
The latter stated his position clearly, that the Pope was Vicar of Christ jure ecclesiastico but not jure divino, and that it was better to remain an Anglican and promote unity so.
From Hugh Memoirs of a Brother by Benson, Arthur Christopher
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