Thesaurus: tonsure

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1. n. The act of clipping the hair, or of shaving the crown of the head; also, the state of being shorn.
2. n. 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.
3. n. The shaven corona, or crown, which priests wear as a mark of their order and of their rank.
4. n. the shaved crown of a monk's or priest's head
5. n. shaving the crown of the head by priests or members of a monastic order
6. v. shave the head of a newly inducted monk
7. 1. The act of clipping the hair, or of shaving the crown of the head; also, the state of being shorn. 2. (R. C. Ch.) (a) 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. (b) The shaven corona, or crown, which priests wear as a mark of their order and of their rank.
8. n:100 n. the shaved crown of a monk's or priest's head n. shaving the crown of the head by priests or members of a monastic order v. shave the head of a newly inducted monk