Lord Spiritual

Lord Spiritual
a bishop or archbishop belonging to the House of Lords. Cf. Lord Temporal.
[1400-50; late ME]

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  • lord spiritual — noun (plural lords spiritual) Etymology: Middle English lord spirituel : an English bishop or archbishop who is a member of the House of Lords compare lord temporal * * * pl. Lords Spiritual. a bishop or archbishop belonging to the House of Lords …   Useful english dictionary

  • Lord Spiritual — /lɔd ˈspɪrətʃəl/ (say lawd spiruhchuhl) noun (plural Lords Spiritual) (in Britain) one of the 24 bishops or two archbishops who are members of the House of Lords. See Lord Temporal …  

  • Lord — (engl.: „Herr“, von altenglisch hláford, auch hlaferd oder hláfweard: „Brotherr, Brothüter“ aus altenglisch hláf „Laib“ und weard, „Hüter, Bewahrer, Wart“) ist ein englischer Adelstitel. In der englischen Kirchensprache entspricht die Bezeichnung …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • lord temporal — noun (plural lords temporal) Etymology: Middle English lord temporel : a member of the House of Lords who is not an ecclesiastic in the fifteenth century the lords spiritual outnumbered the lords temporal F.A.Ogg & Harold Zink compare lord… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Lord Temporal — pl. Lords Temporal. a member of the House of Lords who is not a member of the clergy. Cf. Lord Spiritual. [1400 50; late ME] * * * …   Universalium

  • Lord Temporal — /lɔd ˈtɛmpərəl/ (say lawd tempuhruhl) noun (plural Lords Temporal) (in Britain) someone who, by right of birth or secular elevation, is entitled to sit in the House of Lords. See Lord Spiritual …  

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  • Spiritual reading — is a practice of reading books and articles about spirituality with the purpose of growing in holiness. Spiritual reading is devoted to the reading of lives of saints, writings of Doctors and the Fathers of the Church, theological works written… …   Wikipedia

  • Lord — Lord, n. [OE. lord, laverd, loverd, AS. hl[=a]ford, for hl[=a]fweard, i. e., bread keeper; hl[=a]f bread, loaf + weardian to look after, to take care of, to ward. See {Loaf}, and {Ward} to guard, and cf. {Laird}, {Lady}.] 1. One who has power and …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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