A staff resembling a shepherd's crook carried by bishops and abbots as a symbol of office ceremonial staff in Christianity.
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Examples for "crozier "
Examples for "crozier "
1 The Roman lituus, the chief ensign of the augurs, became the crozier .
2 When did Irish Catholics finally stop fearing the belt of the crozier ?
3 Torquil lowered his crozier and mopped his face with his priestly sleeve.
4 He stretched out his crozier and tapped the girl's outstretched palm with it.
5 The belt of the bishop's crozier could and did end careers.
1 The archbishop crushed it unwittingly in the hand that held the crosier .
2 His left hand, over which hangs the maniple, has a rich crosier .
3 Striking the crosier on the floor three times, he gestured to the board.
4 He wore a jewelled chasuble, and held a silver crosier in one hand.
5 Then the crosier was blessed, and presented to the elected archbishop with these words.
1 Frequent notices of this pastoral staff are found in ancient Irish history.
2 Inside the coffin was the pastoral staff , but no ring or vestments.
3 Bishop Williams gave the benediction, holding his pastoral staff .
4 The figure of the bishop is vested in cope and mitre, and has a pastoral staff .
5 Bedales is holding a conference in May for pastoral staff and students looking at wellbeing issues.
1 Then the ferns shot up their fronds, rolled like a bishop 's staff .
2 Now the bishop stood up in his choir-robes, with bishop's coif upon his head, and bishop 's staff in his hands.
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Translations for paterissa