jure humano
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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This honour did the presbyters yield to him who was specially and peculiarly called bishop, jure humano; yet the act of ordination they still reserved in their own power.
From The Works of Mr. George Gillespie (Vol. 1 of 2) by Gillespie, George
The controverted points were to be decided at a free council, but the primacy of the pope and the hierarchical system, as founded jure humano, were to be retained.
From Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 by Kurtz, J. H.
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