cross-bearer
Carries liturgical symbol
A cross-bearer is someone who carries a ceremonial cross in religious processions, typically leading clergy into a church service.
The term extends figuratively to anyone bearing a heavy burden or suffering, echoing the image of Christ carrying his cross to crucifixion: She saw herself as the family's cross-bearer, always shouldering everyone else's problems.
Compensation for wrongdoing
- redemptionRecovery or moral restoration
- selflessnessPrioritizing others over oneself
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- offeringSomething presented or given
renunciation · surrender · expiation · penance · crucifixion · Calvary · salvation · vicarious
Mustard family member
- acolyteClergy's ceremonial assistant
- processionalCeremonial entrance music
- liturgyFormal worship structure
- altarSacred ritual table
server · sanctuary · vestments · clergy · cathedral · mass · ceremony · procession
Oppressive weight or duty
- martyrVictim for beliefs
- afflictionCause of ongoing distress
- tribulationState of great distress
- hardshipSuffering from difficult circumstances
trial · endurance · perseverance · patience · fortitude · resignation · acceptance · anguish
State of being answerable
- obligationRequired task or commitment
- callingStrongly felt purpose
- vocationDedicated career path
- commitmentFirm pledge to act
stewardship · charge · burden · service · discipleship · devotion · faithfulness · obedience
atonement
Compensation for wrongdoing
- redemptionRecovery or moral restoration
- selflessnessPrioritizing others over oneself
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
offering · renunciation · surrender · expiation · penance · crucifixion · Calvary · salvation · vicarious · substitution
crucifer
Mustard family member
- acolyteClergy's ceremonial assistant
- processionalCeremonial entrance music
- liturgyFormal worship structure
altar · server · sanctuary · vestments · clergy · cathedral · mass · ceremony · procession · parish
burden
Oppressive weight or duty
- martyrVictim for beliefs
- afflictionCause of ongoing distress
- tribulationState of great distress
hardship · trial · endurance · perseverance · patience · fortitude · resignation · acceptance · anguish · sorrow
responsibility
State of being answerable
- obligationRequired task or commitment
- callingStrongly felt purpose
- vocationDedicated career path
commitment · stewardship · charge · burden · service · discipleship · devotion · faithfulness · obedience · surrender
cross-bearercongregant
Member of a worship assembly
parishioner · layperson · worshipper · spectator · observer