Mandate of Heaven

名词 n. 专有名词
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Any such mandate or blessing.
  2. The Chinese philosophical concept of the circumstances under which a ruler is allowed to rule. Good rulers would be allowed to rule with the Mandate of Heaven, and despotic, unjust rulers would have the Mandate revoked by disasters or revolution.
  3. The preeminence of an incumbent or institution other than that of the rulers of China. figuratively,humorous,often
专有名词
  1. The philosophical construct that is the basis of the authority of the Son of Heaven.

词形变化

the Mandate of Heaven canonical Mandates of Heaven plural

词源

词源 1
Calque of Literary Chinese 天命 (tiānmìng).
词源 2
Calque of Literary Chinese 天命 (tiānmìng).
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