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What does Divine Right mean?
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Authority comes from the people.
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Authority comes from God.
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Authority comes from hard work.
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Authority comes from your family.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The divine right of kings, or divine-right theory of kingship, is a political and religious doctrine of royal and political legitimacy. It asserts that a monarch is subject to no earthly authority, deriving his right to rule directly from the will of God.
Detailed explanation-2: -The divine right of kings is a concept that has long been used as justification for monarchal absolutism. It posits that a king is divinely appointed by God and is accountable to God alone, giving him absolute or near-absolute power over his people.
Detailed explanation-3: -Britannica Dictionary definition of DIVINE RIGHT. [singular] 1. : the right that is supposedly given to a king or queen by God to rule a country.
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