Definitions for crosier
ˈkroʊ ʒərcrosier

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. crosier, croziernoun

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

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. crosiernoun

   A staff with a hooked end similar to a shepherd's crook, or with a cross at the end, carried by an abbot, bishop, or archbishop as a symbol of office.

2. crosiernoun

   A young fern frond, before it has unrolled; fiddlehead

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Crosiernoun

   The pastoral staff of a bishop, which has a cross upon it.

   Etymology: croiser, Fr. from croix, a cross.

   When prelates are great, there is also danger from them; as it was in the times of Anselmus and Thomas Becket, who, with their crosiers, did almost try it with the king’s sword. Francis Bacon, Essay 20.

   Grievances there were, I must confess, and some incongruities in my civil government; wherein some say the crosier, some say the distaff, was too busy. James Howell, England’s Tears.

   Her front erect with majesty she bore,
   The crosier wielded, and the mitre wore. Dryden.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Crosier

   A crosier or crozier (also known as a paterissa, pastoral staff, or bishop's staff) is a stylized staff that is a symbol of the governing office of a bishop or abbot and is carried by high-ranking prelates of Roman Catholic, Eastern Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, and some Anglican, Lutheran, United Methodist and Pentecostal churches. In Western Christianity the usual form has been a shepherd's crook, curved at the top to enable animals to be hooked. In Eastern Christianity, it is found in two common forms: tau-shaped, with curved arms, surmounted by a small cross; or a pair of sculptured serpents or dragons curled back to face each other, with a small cross between them. Other typical insignia of prelates are the mitre, the pectoral cross, and the episcopal ring.

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1. crosier

   A crosier is a ceremonial staff carried by high-ranking Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Anglican, and some Lutheran and Pentecostal bishops. It is usually topped with a curved or crooked end symbolic of a shepherd's staff, indicating the bishop's role as the shepherd of his flock. In some traditions, it may also be carried by abbots and other high-ranking church officials.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Crosiernoun

   the pastoral staff of a bishop (also of an archbishop, being the symbol of his office as a shepherd of the flock of God

2. Etymology: [OE. rocer, croser, croyser, fr. croce crosier, OF. croce, croche, F. crosse, fr. LL. crocea, crocia, from the same German or Celtic sourse as F. croc hook; akin to E. crook.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Crosier

   A crosier is the stylized staff of office carried by high-ranking Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Anglican, and some Lutheran and Pentecostal prelates. The other typical insignia of most of these prelates, but not all, are the mitre, pectoral cross, and the episcopal ring.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. CROSIER

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Crosier is ranked #15127 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Crosier surname appeared 1,949 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Crosier.
   
   92.1% or 1,795 total occurrences were White.
   2.9% or 58 total occurrences were Black.
   1.9% or 37 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1.5% or 30 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.1% or 22 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.3% or 7 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

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1. • Staff

Anagrams for crosier »

1. cirrose

2. corries

How to pronounce crosier?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of crosier in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of crosier in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=crosier
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Crosier
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=crosier
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crosier
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crosier
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=crosier
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html