"Crosier" is a word in ENGLISH

A pastoral sweetheart.

A minister or pastor of a church, as in the Seven Asiatic churches.

(Lat ring aud staff.) The investiture of a. bishop was per annulum et baculum, by the prince's de-liver ing to …

Of or pertaining to Arcadia; pastoral; ideally rural; as, Arcadian simplicity or scenery.

Union of persons in a company or society for some particular purpose; as, the American Association for the Advancement of …

A pastoral song.

A pastoral poem, representing rural affairs, and the life, manners, and occupation of shepherds; as, the Bucolics of Theocritus and …

Of or pertaining to the life and occupation of a shepherd; pastoral; rustic.

To summon to the discharge of a particular duty; to designate for an office, or employment, especially of a religious …

An invitation to take charge of or serve a church as its pastor.

A vacant living or benefice commended to a cleric (usually a bishop) who enjoyed the revenue until a pastor was …

A voluntary and permanent council or union of neighboring Congregational churches, for mutual advice and cooperation in ecclesiastical matters; a …

One of a warlike, pastoral people, skillful as horsemen, inhabiting different parts of the Russian empire and furnishing valuable contingents …

The crosier, or pastoral staff

A bishop's staff of office. Cf. Pastoral staff.

An officer in Christian churches appointed to perform certain subordinate duties varying in different communions. In the Roman Catholic and …

A name given to a pastor of the Reformed Church. The word is also applied locally in the United States, …

A monotonous bass, as in a pastoral composition.

A pastoral poem, in which shepherds are introduced conversing with each other; a bucolic; an idyl; as, the Ecloques of …

Honorably discharged from the performance of public duty on account of age, infirmity, or long and faithful services; -- said …