Meaning Of The Word Tonsure

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Tonsure Meaning

Tonsure Definition
Tonsure Definition

What's The Definition Of Tonsure?

tonsure in American English
a clipping off or shaving off of part or all of the hair of the head, done esp. formerly as a signal of entrance into the clerical or monastic state
to clip or shave the head hair of for such a purpose
noun: the act of cutting the hair or shaving the head
transitive verb: to confer the ecclesiastical tonsure upon

tonsure in British English
noun: the shaving of the head or the crown of the head only
verb: to shave the head of

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