tonsure

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

ordain

shave

bald patch

shaven head

cutting off the hair

enter Buddhist priesthood

shaving of the head

shaving the head

Translations

Tonsur

tonsure

tonsura

tonsura

tonsura

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tonsura

tonsura

chierica

tonsuur

kruinschering

corona

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حلاقة الشعر

cerquillo

tonsurar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtɒn.ʃə(ɹ)/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: 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”).