'Pastoral staff' definitions:
Definition of 'Pastoral staff'
From: GCIDE
- 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 church; as, pastoral duties; a pastoral letter. [1913 Webster]
- Pastoral staff (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.
- Pastoral Theology, that part of theology which treats of the duties of pastors. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'pastoral staff'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- alpenstock,
- baton,
- cane,
- crook,
- crosier,
- cross,
- cross-staff,
- crutch,
- crutch-stick,
- handstaff,
- keys,
- lituus,
- Malacca cane,
- miter,
- pallium,
- paterissa,
- quarterstaff,
- red hat,
- ring,
- shillelagh,
- staff,
- stave,
- stick,
- swagger stick,
- swanking stick,
- tiara,
- triple crown,
- walking stick