1. Lords Spiritual - Noun
2. Lords Spiritual - Proper noun
the clergy in France and the heads of the church in Britain
Source: WordNetMy Lords temporal, today is the day to rise up against the regiment of Lords spiritual and proclaim the values of enlightenment, compassion and common sense. Polly Toynbee
All diocesan bishops continued to sit in Parliament, but the Bishopric of Manchester Act 1847, and later Acts, provide that only the 26 most senior are Lords Spiritual. Source: Internet
However, the Lords Spiritual mustered in unusually large numbers, and of 22 present, 21 voted against the Bill. Source: Internet
The Church of Ireland, however, was disestablished in 1871, and thereafter ceased to be represented by Lords Spiritual. Source: Internet
Lords Spiritual (Women) Act 2015 This act makes provision to preferentially admit bishops of the Church of England who are women to the Lords Spiritual in the 10 years following its commencement. Source: Internet
Only peers, their wives, and their widows (unless remarried) were entitled to trials in the House of Lords or the Lord High Steward's Court ; the Lords Spiritual were tried in Ecclesiastical Courts. Source: Internet