Lords Spiritual

proper noun

The 26 bishops of the Church of England who serve in the House of Lords.

Similar
The Spiritual Peersfirst estate

Meanings

proper noun
  1. The 26 bishops of the Church of England who serve in the House of Lords.

    Synonyms: The Spiritual Peers

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounThe 26 bishops of the Church of England who serve in the House of Lords.

Similar
The Spiritual Peers

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe clergy in France and the heads of the church in Britain

Broader
estate of the realmestatethe three estates

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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Chicago

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