noun
divine right of kings
A political and religious doctrine asserting that a monarch's authority comes directly from God, not from the people. Used in historical and academic contexts.
王権神授説は、絶対王政を正当化するために使われた。
The divine right of kings was used to justify absolute monarchy.
絶対王政 is the political system of absolute monarchy, while 王権神授説 is the specific doctrine that legitimizes it.
A compound of 王権 (royal authority), 神授 (divinely granted), and 説 (theory/doctrine). The term is a direct translation of the Western concept.