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jus divinum

American  
[yoos di-wee-noom, juhs di-vahy-nuhm] / ˈjus dɪˈwi nʊm, ˈdʒʌs dɪˈvaɪ nəm /

noun

Latin.
  1. divine law.


jus divinum British  
/ dɪˈviːnəm /

noun

  1. divine law

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of jus divinum

from Latin


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And, withal, seeing he professeth to deny the jus divinum of a church government differing from magistracy, why doth he hold, p.

From The Works of Mr. George Gillespie (Vol. 1 of 2) by George Gillespie

And why should jus divinum be such a noli me tangere?

From The Works of Mr. George Gillespie (Vol. 1 of 2) by George Gillespie

He reflecteth also upon the Assembly in the point of jus divinum, p.

From The Works of Mr. George Gillespie (Vol. 1 of 2) by George Gillespie

They resolved to put the Assembly through an examination about this jus divinum.

From The Life of John Milton Volume 3 1643-1649 by David Masson

Especially those who did not adopt Baxter's notion of a jus divinum personal and hereditary in the individual, whose father had broken the compact on which the claim rested.

From Coleridge's Literary Remains, Volume 4. by Samuel Taylor Coleridge

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