About The Word Crosier
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Crosier
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What's The Definition Of Crosier?
[n] a staff surmounted by a crook or cross carried by bishops as a symbol of pastoral office
Synonyms | Synonyms for Crosier: crozier Related Terms | Find terms related to Crosier: alpenstock | baton | caduceus | cane | chain of office | crook | cross | cross-staff | crutch | crutch-stick | fasces | gavel | handstaff | keys | lituus | mace | Malacca cane | mantle | miter | pallium | pastoral staff | paterissa | portfolio | quarterstaff | red hat | ring | rod | rod of office | scepter | shillelagh | staff | stave | stick | swagger stick | swanking stick | tiara | triple crown | truncheon | walking stick | wand | wand of office See Also | staff Crosier In Webster's Dictionary \Cro"sier\ (kr?"zh?r), n. [OE. rocer, croser, croyser,
fr. croce crosier, OF. croce, croche, F. crosse, fr. LL.
crocea, crocia, from the same German or Celtic sourse as F.
croc hook; akin to E. crook.]
The pastoral staff of a bishop (also of an archbishop, being
the symbol of his office as a shepherd of the flock of God.
Note: The true shape of the crosier was with a hooked or
curved top; the archbishop's staff alone bore a cross
instead of a crook, and was of exceptional, not of
regular form. --Skeat.
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