tonsure

ˈtɑːnʃər

Definition

Definition of tonsure - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

hair

Dated

hairstyle with a bald patch from religious shaving

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He wore a traditional tonsure as part of his faith.

baldness

shaving

religion

Dated

ritual shaving of the head for religious reasons

Dated

The monk's tonsure was a symbol of his devotion.

shaving

tonsuring

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Origin of tonsure

Latin, tonsura (shearing)

Examples of tonsure in a sentence

During the ceremony, he received his tonsure.
The priest's tonsure was clearly visible.

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French:tonsure, rasage rituel, ...
German:Tonsur, Kahlrasur, ...
Italian:tonsura, rasatura rituale, ...
Spanish:tonsura, rasurado ritual, ...
Portuguese:tonsura, raspagem ritual, ...
Chinese:宗教剃发, 剃发, ...
Japanese:剃髪, 剃度, ...
Arabic:حلاقة دينية, تَحْلِيق دِينِي, ...
Hebrew:טוֹנְסוּרָה, תִּסְפֹּרֶת טַקְסִית, ...
Russian:тонзура, ...
Ukrainian:тонзура, ритуальне гоління, ...
Hindi:मुंडन, टॉन्सर, ...
Bengali:টাক, টনসার, ...
Catalan:tonsura, ...
Czech:tonzura, vyholení hlavy, ...
Danish:tonsur, ...
Dutch:tonsuur, kruinschering, ...
Greek:κουρά, ξυρισμένο κεφάλι, ...
Hungarian:tonzúra, ...
Khmer:សក់កោរជារង្វង់ ដោយទុកផ្នែកកណ្តាលក្បាលឱ្យទទេតាមពិធីសាសនា, ពិធីកោរសក់, ...
Korean:삭발, 머리 깎기, ...
Persian:تونزورا, تراشیدن موی سر, ...
Polish:tonsura, ...
Portuguese (BR):tonsura, ...
Romanian:tonsura, ...
Swedish:tonsur, ...
Thai:ทรงผมโกนวงกลม, การโกนศีรษะ, ...
Turkish:tonsür, keşiş tıraşı, ...
Vietnamese:kiểu tóc trọc, lễ cạo đầu, ...

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