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Walter Gottes

English translation: God's viceregent

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German term or phrase:	Walter Gottes
English translation:	God's viceregent
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12:53 Aug 2, 2009

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Social Sciences - Religion

German term or phrase: Walter Gottes

From an article on the relationship between Church and State in Europe post-French Revolution. The term is in italics in the original text. Is there something better than God's ruler?

Das „Recht von Volkes Gnaden“ steht in diametralem Gegensatz zum „Recht von Gottes Gnaden“. Dessen Garant ist einzig der religiös und sittlich verpflichtende Gehorsam gegenüber dem Monarchen als *Walter Gottes*. Nur der Monarch ist berechtigt, das Recht, das Gott gesetzt hat, und das die Menschen – schon bevor sich eine Ordnung bildet – vorfinden, auszulegen.

mill KudoZ activity Questions: 87 (none open) (3 closed without grading) Answers: 95 Germany
Local time: 13:51

God's viceregent

Explanation:
It is related to the ancient (but not current) Catholic philosophies regarding monarchy in which the monarch is God's viceregent upon the earth and therefore subject to no inferior power.
http://www.answers.com/topic/divine-right-of-kings

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Susanne Schiewe (medical & IT translations)
Germany
Local time: 13:51

Grading comment

This does sound archaic - just like Walter Gottes. Thank you!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

3 +4

God's viceregent

Susanne Schiewe (medical & IT translations)

3 +3

God's representative

Helen Shiner

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Interesting discussion on the term here:

LittleBalu

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12 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

God's viceregent

Susanne Schiewe (medical & IT translations)
Germany
Local time: 13:51
Native speaker of:

German
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

This does sound archaic - just like Walter Gottes. Thank you!

15 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

God's representative

Explanation:
This might be one way of saying it. Obviously it has to do with the divine right of kings concept - useful links here:

http://www.answers.com/topic/divine-right-of-kings

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or God's representative on earth - seems to be used a great deal.

http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=r9XWid6hwXMC&pg=PA236&lpg...'s+representative%22+absolute&source=bl&ots=mOtZTHEJxL&sig=OEpuwJkmeo3a-OYJlkcHXYiOegs&hl=en&ei=VpB1SpGTCdzKjAemsfCnBg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=7#v=onepage&q=Monarch%20%22God's%20representative%22%20absolute&f=false

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Note added at 22 mins (2009-08-02 13:15:53 GMT)
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http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=ZlptU4A2HkUC&pg=PA20&lpg=...'s+representative+on+earth%22+absolute&source=bl&ots=Dpt1rxdtGW&sig=emfAqZAbMS66WTocJsRLox2ijcA&hl=en&ei=WpF1SsiaEN3TjAfCpvGnBg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5#v=onepage&q=Monarch%20%22God's%20representative%20on%20earth%22%20absolute&f=false

Helen Shiner
United Kingdom
Local time: 12:51
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English
PRO pts in category: 12

Reference comments

37 mins

Reference: Interesting discussion on the term here:

Reference information:
http://dict.leo.org/forum/viewUnsolvedquery.php?idThread=959...

LittleBalu
Germany
Native speaker of:

German
PRO pts in category: 12