Lords Spiritual


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Lords Spiritual

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(Anglicanism) the two Anglican archbishops and 24 most senior bishops of England and Wales who sit as members of the House of Lords
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Noun1.Lords Spiritual - the clergy in France and the heads of the church in Britain
first estate
estate of the realm, the three estates, estate - a major social class or order of persons regarded collectively as part of the body politic of the country (especially in the United Kingdom) and formerly possessing distinct political rights
Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
France, French Republic - a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
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The House of Lords includes two different types of members: the Lords Spiritual, consisting of the most senior bishops of the Church of England, and the Lords Temporal, consisting mainly of life peers, appointed by the Sovereign on the advice of the Prime Minister, and of 92 hereditary peers, sitting either by virtue of holding a royal office, or by being elected by their fellow hereditary peers.
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Early in the volume, Unn Falkeid identifies the chief protagonists of her narrative as Dante Alighieri, William of Ockham, Marsilius of Padua, Francis Petrarch, Brigitta of Sweden, and Catherina of Siena, as she narrates a tale of conflict between lords spiritual and lords temporal.
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A huge majority rallied to Nixon and Agnew, exposing how far out of touch with America our Lords Spiritual and Lords Temporal had become.
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"Most gracious sovereign", it began, "we, your Majesty's most dutiful and loyal subjects, the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament assembled, beg leave to congratulate Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh, their Royal Highnesses (that's enough royals, ed.) on the birth of a son..."
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Of the 26 Church of England bishops who sit in the House, and are known as Lords Spiritual, the Archbishops of Canterbury and York always have seats in the Lords, as do the Bishops of London, Durham and Winchester.
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For example, in Britain, an "estate of the realm" is defined as: "An order or class of persons in a political community, regarded as a part of the body politic: usually regarded as being the lords temporal (peers), lords spiritual and commons." In short, the media, being the "fourth estate", is the fourth arm of the state (or government)!
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He will become one of the 26 Lords Spiritual and takes his place following the retirement of the Bishop of Carlisle, Rt Rev Graham Dow.
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In Jersey, the dean sits as a non-voting member of the States; (5) in the Westminster Parliament twenty-six bishops of the Church of England sit as the Lords Spiritual in the House of Lords; (6) while in the Manx Tynwald the Lord Bishop of Sodor and Man sits in the Legislative Council.
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