Crozier (Noun)
Meaning
A staff surmounted by a crook or cross carried by bishops as a symbol of pastoral office.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The archbishop leaned heavily on his ornate crozier as he climbed the stairs to the cathedral altar.
- At his episcopal consecration, Bishop Thomas received his new crozier, symbolizing his spiritual guidance of the flock.
- In a colorful ceremony, the elderly bishop handed his worn crozier to his younger successor.
- On holy days, the bishop would process into the cathedral, his gleaming crozier held aloft for all to see.
- As the newly appointed abbot, he grasped the ancient crozier, feeling the weight of his monastic heritage.