divine decree
Example Sentences
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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
He reconciled free-will and necessity by representing the divine decree not as temporarily antecedent, but as immediately related to the action of the created will.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" by Various
Moreover, it is certain that I am not a champion of religion by the law of Nature, that is, by the divine decree.
From The Philosophy of Spinoza by Ratner, Joseph
It is the first divine decree, issuing from love and help.
From Home Again by MacDonald, George
There is one place in the world devoted by divine decree to pure air.
From Among the Forces by Warren, Henry White
