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  • 11By hook or by crook — crook crook (kr[oo^]k), n. [OE. crok; akin to Icel. kr[=o]kr hook, bend, SW. krok, Dan. krog, OD. krooke; or cf. Gael. crocan crook, hook, W. crwca crooked. Cf. {Crosier}, {Crotchet}, {Crutch}, {Encroach}.] 1. A bend, turn, or curve; curvature;… …

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  • 12Pastoral 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… …

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  • 13Pastoral 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… …

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  • 14Crosier — For other uses, see Crosier (disambiguation). Western crosier of Archbishop Heinrich of Finstingen, 1260 1286. A crosier (crozier, pastoral staff, paterissa, pósokh) is the stylized staff of office (pastoral staff) carried by high ranking… …

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  • 15University of Montevallo — Motto Alabama s Public Liberal Arts University® Established 1896 Type …

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  • 16Hobart and William Smith Colleges — Seals of the two colleges Established 1822/1908 …

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  • 17Cathedral of the Assumption in Louisville — Infobox nrhp | name =Cathedral of the Assumption nrhp type = caption = location= Louisville, Kentucky lat degrees = 38 | lat minutes = 15 | lat seconds = 6.61 | lat direction = N long degrees = 85 | long minutes = 45 | long seconds = 30.65 | long …

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  • 18Chasuble — • Called in Latin casula planeta or pænula, and in early Gallic sources amphibalus, the principal and most conspicuous Mass vestment, covering all the rest Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Chasuble     Chasuble …

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  • 19crozier — [ krəʊzɪə] (also crosier) noun 1》 a hooked staff carried by a bishop as a symbol of pastoral office. 2》 the curled top of a young fern. Origin ME: from OFr. croisier cross bearer , reinforced by OFr. crocier bearer of a bishop s crook …

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  • 20Northampton State Hospital — U.S. National Register of Historic Places U.S. Historic District …

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