croziers
Hooked ceremonial staffs
Croziers is the plural of crozier, a ceremonial staff carried by bishops and abbots as a symbol of pastoral authority.
The staff typically curves at the top like a shepherd's crook, representing the bearer's role as shepherd of a spiritual flock: The bishop processed down the aisle, crozier in hand.
Also spelled crosier.
Diocesan clergy head
- shepherd's crookHooked staff for herding
- mitrePointed clerical headwear
- vestmentsCeremonial religious attire
- dioceseBishop's territorial jurisdiction
archbishop · prelate · episcopal · ordination · consecration · bishopric · ecclesiastical · clergy
One who tends flocks
- crookBent implement or criminal
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
- guidanceAdvice for decisions
- pastoral careReligious emotional support
flock · leadership · stewardship · governance · oversight · jurisdiction · servant leadership · investiture
bishop
Diocesan clergy head
- shepherd's crookHooked staff for herding
- mitrePointed clerical headwear
- vestmentsCeremonial religious attire
diocese · archbishop · prelate · episcopal · ordination · consecration · bishopric · ecclesiastical · clergy · hierarchy
shepherd
One who tends flocks
pastoral care · flock · leadership · stewardship · governance · oversight · jurisdiction · servant leadership · investiture
fern
Spore-spreading vascular plant
- fiddleheadUnfurling fern frond
- frondLarge, segmented plant blade
- unfurlingOpening from rolled state
spiral · coiled · bracken · edible · foraged · spring · woodland · furled · emerging
procession
Formal moving line
cathedral · chalice · gospel · homily · sacrament · benediction · communion · sanctuary · prayers · lectionary