jure divino

[ yoo-re di-wee-noh; English joor-ee di-vahy-noh, -vee- ]

adverbLatin.
  1. by divine law.

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How to use jure divino in a sentence

  • The Mexicans call it “vino divino;” but, admirable as may be its qualities, it needs to be very temperately used.

    Some Heroes of Travel | W. H. Davenport Adams
  • Et licet juribus divino antiquo civili et canonico promulgatum legitur Qui seminat metet ut habetur Esai 37 ibi.

  • In spite of his Italian majority, the Pope could not get a majority for a direct negative denying the de jure divino theory.

  • And so that two forms of church government are jure divino, the universal church form, and the particular.

    A Christian Directory | Baxter Richard
  • Al fin has brillado ante mis ojos, astro divino, manantial de luz, foco de la vida!

    Novelas Cortas | Pedro Antonio de Alarcn