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tonsure

/ˈtɒn.ʃə/

/ˈtɑn.ʃɚ/

Translations

tonsurenoun

tonsures

/ˈtɒn.ʃə/

/ˈtɑn.ʃɚ/

The monk received his tonsure as a symbol of his religious commitment.

Монах получил свою тонзуру как символ своей религиозной приверженности.

Synonyms

tonsureverb

tonsured

Past Simple

tonsured

Past Participle

tonsuring

Gerund

/ˈtɒnʃə/

/ˈtɑːnʃɚ/

The monk decided to tonsure his hair as a sign of his devotion.

Монах решил постригать свои волосы в знак преданности.

tonsurenoun

A part of a monk's or priest's head left bare on top by shaving off the hair.

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

The act of shaving the head or part of it as a religious practice or rite.

The ceremony included the tonsure of the new initiates.

tonsureverb

To shave or cut the hair, especially as a religious practice or rite.

The monk was tonsured as part of his initiation into the monastic community.