Mandate of Heaven
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Proper noun


Mandate of Heaven
  1. Translation of Mandarin "天命" (Tiānmìng)

Noun



  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.
 
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