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Tonsure vs Hairdo - What's the difference?

tonsure | hairdo |

As a verb tonsure

is .

As a noun hairdo is

a hairstyle.

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.

    • hairdo

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A hairstyle.
  • A haircut.

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