tonsure
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Latin tonsūra (“a clipping, trimming”), from tondeō (“shear, clip, trim”).
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tonsure (third-person singular simple present tonsures, present participle tonsuring, simple past and past participle tonsured)
- (Christianity) To subject to the often ritual shaving of the crown of the head as a sign of humility and one's religious vocation. Some tonsures were more dramatic than others, leaving only a fringe of hair. Abolished by Vatican II in the Roman Catholic Church.
[edit] Noun
tonsure (plural tonsures)
- The bald patch resulting from being tonsured.
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bald patch resulting from being tonsured
[edit] French
[edit] Etymology
From Latin tonsūra (“a clipping, trimming”), from tondeō (“shear, clip, trim”).
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /tɔ̃.syʁ
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tonsure f. (plural tonsures)
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tonsure
- first-person singular present indicative of tonsurer
- third-person singular present indicative of tonsurer
- first-person singular present subjunctive of tonsurer
- third-person singular present subjunctive of tonsurer
- second-person singular imperative of tonsurer
[edit] Italian
[edit] Noun
tonsure f.
- Plural form of tonsura.
