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divine right of kings  

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  • The divine right of kings was a political-theological doctrine that emerged from the conflicted distinction of temporal and spiritual power during the medieval period. It is an important theoretical foundation that is a basis of the modern constitutional and legal doctrine of sovereignty. [Source: The Encyclopedia of Political Science; Divine Right of Kings]

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