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cro·zier

 (krō′zhər)
n.
Variant of crosier.
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crozier

(ˈkrəʊʒə)
n
(Ecclesiastical Terms) a variant spelling of crosier
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cro•sier

or cro•zier

(ˈkroʊ ʒər)

n.
1. a ceremonial staff carried by a bishop or an abbot, hooked at one end like a shepherd's crook. See illus. at cope 2.
2. the coiled tip of a plant part, as a fern frond.
[1350–1400; short for crosier-staff; Middle English crocer staff-bearer < Anglo-French (Middle French crossier). See crosse, -er2]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.crozier - a staff surmounted by a crook or cross carried by bishops as a symbol of pastoral officecrozier - a staff surmounted by a crook or cross carried by bishops as a symbol of pastoral office
staff - a rod carried as a symbol
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Enter the CARDINALS and BISHOPS, some bearing crosiers, some the pillars; MONKS and FRIARS, singing their procession; then the POPE, RAYMOND king of Hungary, the ARCHBISHOP OF RHEIMS, BRUNO led in chains, and ATTENDANTS.
In the centre of this crowd, the grand officers of the Brotherhood of Fools bore on their shoulders a litter more loaded down with candles than the reliquary of Sainte-Geneviève in time of pest; and on this litter shone resplendent, with crosier, cope, and mitre, the new Pope of the Fools, the bellringer of Notre-Dame, Quasimodo the hunchback.
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For the Crosiers, an international order founded in the early 13th century, the past 15 years have been ones of reflection and change as they consolidated from eight to two communities in the interest of strengthening their community life of intentional prayer and service, said Donnay.
In this wide-ranging book brimming with new research, Michael Hayden examines a little known group of monastic churchmen: the Crosiers. Hayden focuses on their northwest European heartlands of England and France, and on their medieval heyday, but he enlarges his story to include the origins of the Order, as well as the great changes that they experienced in the early modern and modern periods.
The items on display included reliquaries, ivory and silver crosiers, the seal of the Cathedral Chapter, and elaborate chalices and patens.
Then, in order of seniority, all the Bishops of Canada presented their crosiers at the feet of the statue.
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Bare limbs and briars, the crosiers of weeds Burred with their small