divine right of kings
noun
- the doctrine that kings derive their authority from God not their subjects, from which it follows that rebellion is the worst of political crimes. It was enunciated in Britain in the 16th century under the Stuarts and is also associated with the absolutism of Louis ⅪⅤ of France.君权神授说; 神授（的）王权（认为国王的权力来自于上帝而非其臣民, 因此谋反是最恶劣的政治罪行; 该理论是16世纪在英国斯图亚特王室的统治下提出的, 法国路易十四的绝对君权的建立也与之相关）。