Our navigation bar is loading . . .

Subscribe to JCSM's weekly inspirational message podcast!Write on Jason Gastrich's Facebook page!Add JCSM as a friend to your MySpace account!Watch Jason Gastrich's videos on YouTube!
Read, respond and subscribe to Jason Gastrich's blog!

Designate a portion of your next eBay auction to JCSM through eBay's Mission Fish program!JCSM's Top 1000 Christian Sites - Free Traffic Sharing Service!

Jesus Christ Saves Ministries

Helping San Diego, California and beyond since 1997

Please type your email and let us encourage you!

 
       
Search jcsm.org now!

Click here and add this page to your favorites!

Return to the JCSM Study Center!

Encyclopedia Britannica



MONARCHY (Fr. monarchic, from Lat. monarchia, Gr. uovapXia, rule of one, bvos, alone, apXi7, rule)

This article appears in Volume V18, Page 687 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: MOL-MOS
MONARCHY (Fr. monarchic, from Lat. monarchia, Gr. uovapXia, rule of one, bvos, alone, apXi7, rule) , strictly, the undivided sovereignty or
rule
  of a single person, Hence the term is applied to states in which the supreme authority is vested in a single person, the monarch, who in his own right is the permanent head of the state. The character of true monarchy is well defined in the well-known lines of Cowper (Verses supposed to be written by Alexander
Selkirk
 ):
" I am monarch of all I survey,
My right there is none to dispute."
The word " monarchy " has, however, outlived this
original
  meaning, and is now used, when used at all, somewhat loosely of states ruled over by hereditary sovereigns, as distinct from republics with elected presidents; or for the " monarchical principle," as opposed to the republican, involved in this distinction.
The old idea of monarchy, viz. that of the prince as representing within the limits of his dominions the monarchy of God over all things, culminated in the 17th century in the doctrine of the divine right of kings, and was defined in the famous dictum of Louis XIV.: L'etat c'est moil The conception of monarchy was derived through Christianity from the theocracies of the
East
 ; it was the underlying principle of the medieval empire and also of the medieval papacy, the
rule
  of the popes during the period of its greatest development being sometimes called " the papal monarchy." The monarchical principle was shaken to its foundations by the English revolution of 1688; it was shattered by the wrench revolution of 1789; and though it survives as a political force, more or less strongly, in most European countries, " monarchists," in the strict sense of the word, are everywhere a small and dwindling minority. To express the
change
  phrases were invented which have come into general use, though involving a certain contradiction in terms, viz. " limited " or
" constitutional monarchy," as opposed to absolute " or " autocratic monarchy."
Finally, a distinction is
drawn
  between " elective " and " hereditary " monarchies. Of the former class the most conspicuous was the Holy Roman Empire; but in Europe all monarchies were, within certain limits, originally elective; and, after the introduction of Christianity, the essential
condition
  of the assumption of sovereign power was not so much kinship with the reigning family as the " sacring " by the divine authority of the Church. The purely hereditary principle was of comparatively
late
  growth, the outcome of obvious convenience, exalted under the influence of various forces into a religious or quasi-religious dogma. (See also GOVERNMENT and SOVEREIGNTY.)


End of Article: MONARCHY (Fr. monarchic, from Lat. monarchia, Gr. uovapXia, rule of one, bvos, alone, apXi7, rule)


If you wish, you can link directly to this article.
<a href="http://jcsm.org/StudyCenter/Encyclopedia/MOL_MOS/MONARCHY_Fr_monarchic_from_Lat.html">
MONARCHY (Fr. monarchic, from Lat. monarchia, G...
</a>


(Previous)
MONARCHIANISM
(Next)
MONASSIR (MONASIR)



 

Jesus Christ Saves Ministries

The JCSM Study CenterAmerica's Christian FoundationSkeptic's Annotated Bible: Corrected and ExplainedNKJV Web Hosting and Services
JCSM's Sermons, Debates and the Bible on MP3The Online Christ-Centered MinistriesDo You Have A Web Site?  Your Ad Could Be Here!Seminary Notes and PapersThe Picturesque Photo Albums


Jesus Christ Saves Ministries, P.O. Box 70696, Pasadena, CA 91117

JCSM is a 501(c)(3), non-profit organization. Copyright © 1997-present.



Kingdom Debt Solutions - Be Debt Free! Sport Logos - Quality Athletic Equipment The JCSM Study Center Your Ad Could Be Here! Launch A Successful Internet Organization or Business! Learn Guitar, Bass, or Piano in San Diego county!

You can advertise your site right here!

Free & Cheap Cell Phones  |  Cheap Long Distance Phone Service Carriers  |  Talk America Local Phone Service  |  Ztel & MCI - Unlimited Long Distance
Compare Cell Phone Plans & Companies  | 
International Calling Cards & Prepaid Phone Cards  |  Voice Over IP Broadband Internet Phone Service  |  Wireless Phone Plans & Cheap Cell Phones

Dr. Jason Gastrich

Jason Gastrich, Ph.D.

 

Jesus Christ Saves Ministries is directed by Dr. Jason Gastrich. It was founded in 1997 and it exists to bring people into a life-changing and productive relationship with Jesus Christ. JCSM offers over 200,000 free web pages, including its weekly inspirational emails that have been sent continuously for over a decade.

Jesus Christ Saves Ministries
P.O. Box 9297
San Diego, CA  92169
1-877-850-3878 or Email

JCSM is a 501(c)(3), non-profit organization. Copyright © 1997-2009.

_____________________________________________________________________________

Online First Aid and CPR Certification  .  The Online Christ Centered Ministries  .  The Skeptic's Annotated Bible: Corrected and Explained  .  The Inerrancy Discussion Board  .  Free Email Accounts  .  Home Equity Loans  .  JasonGastrich.com  .  The Missions, Apologetics, and Creation Bible Conference  .  Young Earth Creation Science  .  San Diego Music Lessons  .  10,000 Wise Quotes and Spiritual Sayings  .  Gastrich.net  .  Maximizing the Internet: 12 Keys to Success  .  Louisiana Baptist University  .  NKJV Web Hosting and Services  .  Michael Newdow  .  San Diego Soccer Training  . Christian Guitar Lessons  .  Jesus Christ Saves Ministries  .  Eternal Security