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Crosier - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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; A crosier (crozier, pastoral staff, paterissa, pósokh) is the stylized staff of office (pastoral staff) carried by high-ranking Catholic ... and the episcopal ring. The crosier is the symbol of the governing office of the Bishop ... ; The crosier is the symbol of the governing office of the Bishop...
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THE Crooked Crosier ... • The Greek Goddess of wisdom and war, Athena, holds the serpent crosier, a symbol of power. ... A dual symbol for sun and moon worship, representing tammuz being reborn. The Fish God represented Nimrod being reborn in the waters of the deep. The waters represented the womb. The Sun Wheel was the...
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Dictionary entry overview: What does crosier mean? ... • CROSIER (noun); The noun CROSIER has 1 sense: ... staff (a rod carried as a symbol)
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The crosier symbol first appeared in the early Neolithic period. It was used in many civilizations (in Egypt or in ancient Rome for instance). In the Christian world, it led to the notions of 'Good Shepherd' and the bishop's crosier.
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Crosier: A staff with a crook or cross at the end, carried by or before an abbot, bishop, or archbishop as a symbol of office. ... As to the crosier which was in Declan's hand while he wrought this miracle, this is its name—the Feartach Declain, from the miracles and marvels [fertaib] wrought through it. — Lives of...
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