tonsure
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin tonsūra (“a clipping, trimming”), from tondeō (“shear, clip, trim”).
Pronunciation [edit]
Verb [edit]
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.
Noun [edit]
tonsure (plural tonsures)
- The bald patch resulting from being tonsured.
Translations [edit]
bald patch resulting from being tonsured
French [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin tonsūra (“a clipping, trimming”), from tondeō (“shear, clip, trim”).
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /tɔ̃.syʁ
Noun [edit]
tonsure f (plural tonsures)
Verb [edit]
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
Italian [edit]
Noun [edit]
tonsure f
- Plural form of tonsura
