A British Sign Language (BSL) translation of Sadducees. An influential sect within Judaism that denied the existence of spirits, angels and the afterlife.
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A British Sign Language (BSL) translation of Scholar. An academic or those who devote themselves to study.
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A British Sign Language (BSL) translation of Sister (Nun). A Roman Catholic sign for Sister (Nun). A woman who has dedicated her life to religious service. In the Christian church, she takes vows (typically poverty, chastity and obedience). In the Anglican tradition, the terms ‘nun and ‘sister’ are used interchangeably but in the Roman Catholic Church, sisters live in the community and perform charitable works, while nuns live in convents, with some in ‘enclosed’ orders.
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A British Sign Language (BSL) translation of Suffragan Bishop. A bishop who holds a supportive role towards the diocesan (Church of England) or metropolitan (Roman Catholic) bishop of their diocese or province.
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A British Sign Language (BSL) translation of Superintendent (Methodist). A senior minister with pastoral and administrative oversight of a number of local churches.
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A British Sign Language (BSL) translation of Verger / Virger (Church of England). A lay person who acts as caretaker, assists in planning church services and carries a verge (staff) in processions. Most churches use the spelling verger, cathedrals use the spelling virger. Signed here in the role of carrying a verge.
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