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tonsure

noun

1 tonsure

The shaved crown of a monk's or priest's head.

Roget 999: canonicals, vestments; robe, gown, Geneva gown frock, pallium, surplice, cassock, dalmatic, scapulary, cope, mozetta, scarf, ... show more

Polish: tonsura

2 tonsure

Shaving the crown of the head by priests or members of a monastic order.

Polish: tonsura

verb

1 tonsure

Shave the head of a newly inducted monk.


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