Pastoral Staff

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• Pastoral staff — Pastoral Pas tor*al, a. [L. pastoralis: cf. F. pastoral. See {Pastor}.] 1. Of or pertaining to shepherds; hence, relating to rural life and scenes; as, a pastoral life. [1913 Webster] 2. Relating to the care of souls, or to the pastor of a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Pastoral Staff —    A staff used by a Bishop, as an ensign of his office, at all public Episcopal Ministrations. It is generally borne by his chaplain. The Pastoral Staff is made in the shape of a shepherd s crook and is frequently given to the Bishop at his… …   American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia

• Pastoral Staff — Every bishop has his official staff that refers to his responsibility towards serving God s people. The bishop receives the staff from the top of the altar, that he may feel responsible in front of God …   Dictionary of church terms

• pastoral staff — Synonyms and related words: Malacca cane, alpenstock, baton, cane, crook, crosier, cross, cross staff, crutch, crutch stick, handstaff, keys, lituus, miter, pallium, paterissa, quarterstaff, red hat, ring, shillelagh, staff, stave, stick, swagger …   Moby Thesaurus

• pastoral staff — /pastərəl ˈstaf/ (say pahstuhruhl stahf) noun → pastoral (def. 11d) …  

• pastoral staff — noun see pastoral I, 3 …   Useful english dictionary

• PASTORAL STAFF —    a bishop s staff with a crooked head, symbolical of his authority and function as a shepherd in spiritual matters of the souls in his diocese …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

• pastoral staff — noun a bishop s crozier …   English new terms dictionary

• pastoral-staff — n. Crosier …   New dictionary of synonyms

• pastoral staff —  Пасторский штат …   Вестминстерский словарь теологических терминов