divine ordinance
Heaven's binding law
A divine ordinance is a decree or command believed to come from God or a higher power.
The term appears in religious and legal contexts where certain laws or institutions are held to have sacred authority: Marriage was considered a divine ordinance.
What counts as divinely ordained varies by tradition—some see natural law, others specific scriptural commands.
- HalakhaFormal Jewish legal system
- ProvidenceGod's protective care personified
- Ten CommandmentsScriptural moral code
- JusticeFormal address for judges
- ShariaMuslim religious legal code
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Rules enacted by society
secular law · civil law · statutory law · state law · legislative act
divine ordinancesocial convention
Shared behavioral expectation
cultural norm · fashion · trend · fad
divine ordinancerandom chance
Uncontrolled probability
chaos · godlessness · nihilism · absurdity · entropy
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