CROSIER

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A staff surmounted by a crook or cross carried by bishops as a symbol of pastoral office

Synonyms:

crosier; crozier

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("crosier" is a kind of...):

staff (a rod carried as a symbol)

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