spec. The shaving of the head or part of it as a religious practice or rite, esp. as a preparation to entering the priesthood or a monastic order.
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| 释义 | society > faith > worship > cleanness (ceremonial) > tonsure > [noun] (13) tonsurea1387 spec. The shaving of the head or part of it as a religious practice or rite, esp. as a preparation to entering the priesthood or a monastic order. rasure1483 The action of shaving the head, hair, etc., esp. for religious reasons; tonsure; an example of this. Obsolete. rounding1551 A tonsure. Obsolete. shaving1647 = tonsure, n. 2. Obsolete (? nonce-use.) Subcategories:— instance of (5) — one who is tonsured (3) — state of being tonsured (1) |
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