tonsure

Significat (Anglès)

Verb

To shave the crown of the head of (a person) as a sign of humility and religious vocation.

Noun

1. A ritual shaving of this kind.
2. The hairstyle and characteristic bald patch resulting from being tonsured.

Conceptes

tonsura

tonsurar

Sinònims

ordain

shave

bald patch

shaven head

cutting off the hair

enter Buddhist priesthood

shaving of the head

shaving the head

Traduccions

tonsure

Tonsur

tonsura

tonsura

💇

tonsuur

tonsura

chierica

tonsura

kruinschering

corona

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حلاقة الشعر

cerquillo

Glatze

Glatzkopf

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈtɒn.ʃə(ɹ)/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: tonsure

In summary

From Middle English tonsure, from Anglo-Norman and Old French tonsure, from Latin tonsūra (“a clipping, trimming”), from tondeō (“shear, clip, trim”).