Crozier
or Crosier. An archbishop's staff terminates in a
floriated cross, while a bishop's crook has a curved, brackenlike head.
A bishop turns his crook outwards, to denote his wider
authority; an abbot (whose crook is the same as a bishop's) carries it
turned inwards, to show that his jurisdiction is limited to his
own inmates. When walking with a bishop an abbot covers his crook with
a veil hanging from the knob, to show that his authority is veiled in
the presence of his superior.
Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 More on Crozier from Fact Monster:
- Robert CROZIER - CROZIER, Robert (1827—1895) Senate Years of Service: 1873-1874 Party: Republican CROZIER, ...
- John Hervey CROZIER - CROZIER, John Hervey (1812—1889) CROZIER, John Hervey, a Representative from Tennessee; born ...
- Charles de Gaulle: Bibliography - Bibliography See De Gaulle's War Memoirs (tr., 3 vol., 1955–60; repr. 1984) and Memoirs ...
- Philadelphia Museum of Art - Philadelphia Museum of Art Philadelphia Museum of Art, established in 1875, chartered in 1876. When ...
- Henry Kirke PORTER - PORTER, Henry Kirke (1840—1921) PORTER, Henry Kirke, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born ...
|
