jus divinum
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of jus divinum
from Latin
Example Sentences
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It was not of parliamentary sanction, but of divines doctrinal asserting of the will of God that I said, Why should jus divinum be such a noli me tangere?
From The Works of Mr. George Gillespie (Vol. 1 of 2) by Gillespie, George
It seems he will cry down not only the jus divinum of church censures with the Erastians, but the jus divinum of the Sabbath with the Canterburians.
From The Works of Mr. George Gillespie (Vol. 1 of 2) by Gillespie, George
And why should jus divinum be such a noli me tangere?
From The Works of Mr. George Gillespie (Vol. 1 of 2) by Gillespie, George
This jus divinum regum is an absurdity, practically discarded by those who assert it.
From Mysticism and its Results Being an Inquiry into the Uses and Abuses of Secrecy by Delafield, John
They resolved to put the Assembly through an examination about this jus divinum.
From The Life of John Milton Volume 3 1643-1649 by Masson, David
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