tonsure
IPA: tˈɑnʃˈʊr
noun
- A ritual shaving of this kind.
- The hairstyle and characteristic bald patch resulting from being tonsured.
verb
- (Christianity, Buddhism) To shave the crown of the head as a sign of humility and religious vocation.
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Examples of "tonsure" in Sentences
- She was tonsured at the age of twelve.
- He also gave the tonsure to Marmontel.
- He received the tonsure on 15 August 1702.
- All of them were forced to accept the tonsure.
- It was decided to tonsure the dying into schema.
- He was tonsured a monk at the age of thirty four.
- One temple famous for tonsure is the one in Tirumala.
- The priestly teacher can be recognized by his tonsure.
- Earlier, it was the rite of tonsure that made one a cleric.
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