the divine right of kings
noun /ðə dɪˌvaɪn raɪt əv ˈkɪŋz/
/ðə dɪˌvaɪn raɪt əv ˈkɪŋz/
[singular]- the idea that kings and queens are given their right to rule by God and that therefore nobody should question that right. The last king in Britain to rule completely according to this belief was Charles I. After the English Civil War the idea was gradually replaced by constitutional monarchy.
国王的神圣权利：国王和皇后有权获得上帝统治的观念，因此没有人应该质疑这一权利。英国最后一个完全按照这种信念统治的国王是查理一世。在英国内战之后，这个想法逐渐被君主立宪制取代。