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Simply put it as that it is either the monarch is god/decendant of god/gods*, or is a the high priest** of the religion that is the only one allowed in the country.

*=Ex1: Medieval Asia: China's Monarchies,Japan until the Late 20th Century ,Ancient Egyptian Pharaohs, Other Ancient Monarchies.

**=Ex2:The Pope,The Grand Ayatollah, Other high Religious Figures.

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