tonsure

Senso (Inglese)

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.

Concetti

tonsura

chierica

tonsurare

sinonimi

ordain

shave

bald patch

shaven head

cutting off the hair

enter Buddhist priesthood

shaving of the head

shaving the head

Traduzioni

tonsure

Tonsur

tonsura

tonsura

💇

tonsura

tonsuur

tonsura

kruinschering

kale plek

corona

👑

حلاقة الشعر

cerquillo

tonsurar

Glatze

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈtɒn.ʃə(ɹ)/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: 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”).