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PASTORAL STAFF

Definition: PASTORAL STAFF

PASTORAL STAFF

1. (Eccl.), a staff, usually of the form of a shepherd's crook, borne as an official emblem by a bishop, abbot, abbess, or other prelate privileged to carry it. See Crook , and Crosier .

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Synonyms within Context: PASTORAL STAFF

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Canonicals

Noun: canonicals, vestments; robe, gown, Geneva gown frock, pallium, surplice, cassock, dalmatic, scapulary, cope, mozetta, scarf, tunicle, chasuble, alb, alba, stole; fanon, fannel; tonsure, cowl, hood; calote, calotte; bands; capouch, amice; vagas, vakas, vakass; apron, lawn sleeves, pontificals, pall; miter, tiara, triple crown; shovel hat, cardinal's hat; biretta; crosier; pastoral staff, thurifer; costume.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: PASTORAL STAFF

English words defined with "PASTORAL STAFF": crosier, crozier. (references)
Specialty definitions using "PASTORAL STAFF": Symbols of Saints. (references)

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Image Slideshow: PASTORAL STAFF

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Modern Translations: PASTORAL STAFF

Language Translations for "PASTORAL STAFF"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Romanian

  

cârjã pãstoreascã. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: PASTORAL STAFF

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-a-a-f-f-l-o-p-r-s-s-t-t"

-3 letters: solfataras.

-4 letters: pastorals, solfatara.

-5 letters: alastors, flattops, parasols, pastoral.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: PASTORAL STAFF


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

50 41 53 54 4F 52 41 4C      53 54 41 46 46

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

    

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010000 01000001 01010011 01010100 01001111 01010010 01000001 01001100 00100000 01010011 01010100 01000001 01000110 01000110

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#80 &#65 &#83 &#84 &#79 &#82 &#65 &#76 &#32 &#83 &#84 &#65 &#70 &#70

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0050 0041 0053 0054 004F 0052 0041 004C      0053 0054 0041 0046 0046

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

503553544952354625354354040

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Images: Slideshow
4. Translations: Modern
5. Anagrams
6. Orthography
7. Bibliography


  

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