noun
- a ceremonial staff carried by bishops and abbots as a symbol of pastoral office, typically curved at the top like a shepherd’s crook
Usage: ecclesiastical
Examples
- The bishop held his golden crozier during the ceremony.
- The ornate crozier was passed down through generations of church leaders.
- She admired the intricate carvings on the medieval crozier.
- The abbot’s crozier gleamed in the cathedral’s candlelight.
- The museum displayed a collection of ancient croziers from various periods.
- He carried the crozier as a symbol of his authority over the diocese.