Divine Right
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Divine Right may refer to:
- The Divine right of kingsDivine Right of KingsThe 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...
, the doctrine that a monarch derives his or her power directly from God - Episcopal polityEpiscopal polityEpiscopal polity is a form of church governance that is hierarchical in structure with the chief authority over a local Christian church resting in a bishop...
, the doctrine that is required in the church jure divino, i.e. by the command of God - Divine Right (game)Divine Right (game)Divine Right is a fantasy board wargame designed by Glenn A. Rahman and Kenneth Rahman. The game was first published in 1979 by TSR, Inc. and a 25th Anniversary Edition was published in 2002 by The Right Stuf International.-Overview:...
, a fantasy wargame - Divine Right: The Adventures of Max Faraday, a comic book
- Divine Right, an anthology of short fiction in the Merovingen NightsMerovingen NightsMerovingen Nights is a series of shared world science fiction books set in writer C. J. Cherryh's Alliance-Union universe. There are eight books in the series, a novel by Cherryh, Angel With the Sword, and seven short fiction anthologies which Cherryh edited...
series of science fiction books