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Tonsure - What does it mean?

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tonsure

English

(wikipedia tonsure)

Verb

(en-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.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The bald patch resulting from being tonsured.

    • Not English

    has no English definition. It may be misspelled.