jus divinum
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of jus divinum
from Latin
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Perhaps it was the belief in the absolute jus divinum of Presbytery that made the idea impossible to them.
From The Life of John Milton Volume 3 1643-1649 by David Masson
Anyhow, this must be kept in mind, as against the opposite idea of the jus divinum or fixed authority, if we would appreciate the fall of Richard.
From A Short History of England by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton
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 George Gillespie
That we may understand what this law of nature is which is written in all men's hearts since the fall, we must distinguish jus naturale from jus divinum naturale.
From The Works of Mr. George Gillespie (Vol. 1 of 2) by George Gillespie
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 John Delafield
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