Associations to the word «Crosier»

Wiktionary

CROSIER, noun. 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.
CROSIER, noun. (botany): A young fern frond, before it has unrolled; fiddlehead

Dictionary definition

CROSIER, noun. A staff surmounted by a crook or cross carried by bishops as a symbol of pastoral office.

Wise words

The chief difference between words and deeds is that words are always intended for men for their approbation, but deeds can be done only for God.
Leo Tolstoy