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WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun tonsure has 2 senses
- tonsure(n = noun.body) - the shaved crown of a monk's or priest's head; is a kind of crown, pate, poll
- tonsure(n = noun.act) - shaving the crown of the head by priests or members of a monastic order; is a kind of shave, shaving
Derived form verb tonsure1
Derived form verb tonsure1
Verb tonsure has 1 sense
- tonsure(v = verb.body) - shave the head of a newly inducted monk; is one way to shave
Derived forms noun tonsure2, noun tonsure1
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody
CIDE DICTIONARY
tonsure, n. [F., fr. L. tonsura a shearing, clipping, from tondere, tonsum, to shear, shave; cf. Gr. to gnaw; perhaps akin to Gr. to cut, and E. tome.].
- The act of clipping the hair, or of shaving the crown of the head; also, the state of being shorn. [1913 Webster]
- The first ceremony used for devoting a person to the service of God and the church; the first degree of the clericate, given by a bishop, abbot, or cardinal priest, consisting in cutting off the hair from a circular space at the back of the head, with prayers and benedictions; hence, entrance or admission into minor orders. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
tonsure, n. & v.
--n.
1 the shaving of the crown of the head or the entire head, esp. of a person entering a priesthood or monastic order.
2 a bare patch made in this way.
--v.tr. give a tonsure to.
--n.
1 the shaving of the crown of the head or the entire head, esp. of a person entering a priesthood or monastic order.
2 a bare patch made in this way.
--v.tr. give a tonsure to.
Etymology
ME f. OF tonsure or L tonsura (as TONSORIAL)