jure divino

American  

[yoo-re di-wee-noh, joor-ee di-vahy-noh, -vee-] / ˈyu rɛ dɪˈwi noʊ, ˈdʒʊər i dɪˈvaɪ noʊ, -ˈvi- /

adverb

Latin.

1. by divine law.

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Example Sentences

On the other hand, though he denied that episcopacy existed jure divino, he was opposed to its abolition; fearing the establishment of the Presbyterian system, which in Scotland had proved equally tyrannical.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" by Various

Pray, tell me, how much money will these new ministers of ours bring into the king's coffers, by this jure divino system?

From Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume by

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

Whether he had asserted presbyterial government to be jure divino?

From Biographia Scoticana (Scots Worthies) A Brief Historical Account of the Lives, Characters, and Memorable Transactions of the Most Eminent Scots Worthies by Howie, John

There is no doubt, too, that there was a large party in England which repudiated the fundamental political doctrine of the Holy Alliance Powers, the doctrine of the jure divino monarchy.

From The Middle Period 1817-1858 by Burgess, John William