jure divino
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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All these matters seemed to me to be jure ecclesiastico; but what to me was jure divino was the voice of my Bishop in his own person.
From Famous Reviews by Johnson, R. Brimley
Where he mentioneth a church government distinct from the civil, and that jure divino, as a thing uncontroverted.
From The Works of Mr. George Gillespie (Vol. 1 of 2) by Gillespie, George
For the jure divino of the English Episcopate he cared as little as Oliver had ever done for the jure divino of the English Crown.
From Andrew Marvell by Morley, John
The king would by no means abandon Episcopacy nor the Parliament Presbytery; for both in their opinion were jure divino.
From Memoirs of a Cavalier A Military Journal of the Wars in Germany, and the Wars in England. From the Year 1632 to the Year 1648. by Defoe, Daniel
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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