Sentence examples for sacred authority from inspiring English sources

The ceremony of taumafa kava represented a traditional act of homage to mark the king's "sacred authority" conferred by his ancestry, which stretches back to the 17th century.

In the weeks that followed, the government's aura of sacred authority seemed to erode further, with many protesters denouncing Iran's supreme leader as a dictator for the first time.

Borisenko points out that much of the resistance to the new translation has been purely reflexive, the legacy of a literary culture that invests canonical translations with an "infallible, almost sacred authority" and sees any retranslation as a form of aggression.

His writings include more than 100 treatises and letters; one of the most celebrated (494) was addressed to Zeno's successor, Anastasius I, in which Gelasius states: "There are two powers by which this world is chiefly ruled: the sacred authority of the priesthood and the authority of kings".

In the absence of Edward Snowden, these authoritarians could have tried the "we're the US government, we would never abuse this sacred authority!" approach.

"Two there are, august emperor, by which this world is chiefly ruled, the sacred authority of the priesthood and the royal power.

Instead, he presents litanies of exempla, excerpts from classical and sacred authorities.

Violating a core principle many believed even the junta must hold sacred, the authorities turned their guns on the monks.

Even in Shia Islam, where succession to Muhammad is seen as a sacred mandate, the authority handed down was spiritual, not temporal; in that sense the power now held by Iran's clergy is an anomaly.A second line of argument about Islam and democracy concerns law.

Convictions, he argues, are supported by invoking "received authorities, sacred texts, exemplary achievements and generally accepted benchmarks".

If individuals are inherently flawed, their behavior must be restrained by custom, authority and sacred values.