divine law
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8.2
- noun
- /dɪˈvaɪn lɔ/
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ley divina
- The principles of divine law are often found in religious texts and are seen as God's will.
- divine law and natural law
- divine law and eternal law
And then we have human and divine law, and then we have man and woman.
- And then we have human and divine law, and then we have man and woman.
- And we saw people acting on on the behalf of that divine law.
- Through this office, Caesar had the power to pass divine laws and to postpone elections due to signs from the gods.
- Usually there's a last judgement structure, as I said, with no divine law and the law hasn't been presented to Adam and Eve yet.
- The third law of motion and all the laws of the universe actually are in my mind divine laws.
Examples
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Accompanying his song on God's instrument, David metaphorically upholds divine law as established by the Commandments.
Academic text (2005) -
For them, Jesus' death satisfied the divine law's requirement that sin be punished.
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And then we have human and divine law, and then we have man and woman.
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I have broken divine law!
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As they note, divine law is often stated in extremely general terms.
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For all human laws are nourished by one law, the divine law.
Academic text (1991) -
According to this divine law, the status of the biological mother exclusively determines the status of the child.
Academic text (1999) -
Appraisal of the heart motivates obedience to divine law, which, by degrees, liberates the soul from sin.
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Political legitimacy is linked to divine law; epistemological justification is linked to the common logos.
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Many societies believe that divine law governs moral behavior and is superior to human laws.
How Divine
Surface Forms
Morphology
This is a straightforward adjective+noun composition: 'divine' (of or from a deity) modifies 'law' (a rule), so a learner who knows both words can infer a rule regarded as coming from God. The construction is compositional and has clear cross-linguistic parallels (e.g., Spanish 'ley divina'), supporting transparency for B1 learners.
Etymology
Divine law comes from the picture of rules given by God, like laws written on tablets or sent down from above, and the word divine means 'from God' while law means rules. So divine law means rules seen as 'coming directly from God'.