crosier

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1. crosier - Noun

2. Crosier - Proper noun

Meaning

The pastoral staff of a bishop (also of an archbishop, being the symbol of his office as a shepherd of the flock of God.

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Kelly Magsamen, vice president of national security and international policy at the Center for American Progress and a former senior Pentagon official, said the decision to relieve Crosier was “outrageous” and suggested the captain should be promoted. Source: Internet

From my 23 years experience as Pastor of Kumbo Diocese I can imagine how heavy the Crosier of the Archdiocese of Bamenda can be. Source: Internet

This is an amazing milestone for cheetahs — we can extend a cheetah’s biological clock,” said Adrienne Crosier, a cheetah biologist at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute. Source: Internet

George and Crosier are sisters who create lifelike dolls for their company, Until Forever Nursery. Source: Internet

The coat of arms of a Latin Rite Catholic bishop usually displays a galero with a cross and crosier behind the escutcheon ; the specifics differ by location and ecclesiastical rank (see Ecclesiastical heraldry ). Source: Internet

These would be invested with some secular symbol such as a sword or scepter and the spiritual authority represented by a ring, miter and crosier. Source: Internet

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