divine decree
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The British colonizers were driven by the belief that they were entitled by divine decree and by royal declaration to live on and use the land and resources of North America.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
We were jealous even of the zephyr which passed over you: but when the divine decree is issued, the eye becometh blind!
From The Thousand and One Nights, Vol. I. Commonly Called the Arabian Nights' Entertainments by Anonymous
Her adjustment to the divine decree seems now to be internal, and not simply a yielding to an external power.
From Homer's Odyssey A Commentary by Snider, Denton Jaques
You do not alter facts by neglecting them, nor abrogate a divine decree by disbelieving it.
From Expositions of Holy Scripture Isaiah and Jeremiah by Maclaren, Alexander
Men are not particularly concerned as to whether He is artistically glorified and perpetuated by some divine decree.
From Levels of Living Essays on Everyday Ideals by Cope, Henry Frederick
