Associations to the word «Tonsure»
Noun
- Monk
- Monastery
- Priest
- Bishop
- Hair
- Reader
- Shaving
- Easter
- Cleric
- Priesthood
- Ordination
- Shave
- Deacon
- Scalp
- Nun
- Rite
- Clergy
- Celtic
- Druid
- Sacrament
- Celt
- Schema
- Fasting
- Synod
- Friar
- Abbot
- Beard
- Vow
- Cavalier
- Slash
- Hose
- Canon
- Name
- Christianity
- Ceremony
- Habit
- Cedar
- Thorn
- Bearer
- Ill
- Trouser
- Custom
- Cardinal
- Calculation
- Crusade
- Reformation
- Crown
- Minor
- Trainer
- Wearing
- Robe
- Pope
- Boots
- Orthodox
- Coat
- Trench
- Prayer
- Burial
- Bark
- Ear
- Emperor
- Hat
- Order
- Head
Adjective
Wiktionary
TONSURE, verb. (Christianity) To subject to the often ritual shaving of the crown of the head as a sign of humility and one's religious vocation. Some tonsures were more dramatic than others, leaving only a fringe of hair. Abolished by Vatican II in the Roman Catholic Church.
TONSURE, noun. The bald patch resulting from being tonsured.
Dictionary definition
TONSURE, noun. The shaved crown of a monk's or priest's head.
TONSURE, noun. Shaving the crown of the head by priests or members of a monastic order.
TONSURE, verb. Shave the head of a newly inducted monk.
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