Definitions for tonsuré
ˈtɒn ʃərton·suré

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tonsurenoun

   the shaved crown of a monk's or priest's head

2. tonsureverb

   shaving the crown of the head by priests or members of a monastic order

3. tonsureverb

   shave the head of a newly inducted monk

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tonsurenoun

   The bald patch resulting from being tonsured.

2. tonsureverb

   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.

3. Etymology: From tonsura, from tondeo.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tonsurenoun

   The act of clipping the hair; the state of being shorn.

   Etymology: tonsure, Fr. tonsura, Lat.

   The vestals, after having received the tonsure, suffered their hair to come again, being here full grown, and gathered under the veil. Addison.

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1. tonsure

   Tonsure is a religious practice of cutting or shaving some or all of one's hair, often as a symbol of religious devotion or humility. The practice is common in many Christian, Hindu, Buddhist, and Jainist religious groups. In particular, it was historically associated with monks in Christian monastic orders. In the verb form, to tonsure means to cut or shave the hair as a religious rite or symbol.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tonsurenoun

   the act of clipping the hair, or of shaving the crown of the head; also, the state of being shorn

2. Tonsurenoun

   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. Tonsurenoun

   the shaven corona, or crown, which priests wear as a mark of their order and of their rank

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tonsure

   Tonsure is the traditional practice of Christian churches of cutting or shaving the hair from the scalp of clerics, monastics, and, in the Eastern Orthodox Church, all baptized members. Tonsure, usually qualified by the name of the religion concerned, is now sometimes used more generally for such cutting or shaving for monks, devotees, or mystics of other religions as a symbol of their renunciation of worldly fashion and esteem, e.g., by Buddhist novices and monks, and some Hindu streams.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tonsure

   ton′shōōr, n. act of clipping the hair, or of shaving the head: a religious observance of the R.C. and Eastern Churches, which consists in shaving or cutting part of the hair of the head as a sign of the dedication of the person to the special service of God, and commonly to the public ministry of religion.—adj. Ton′sured, having the crown of the head shaven as a priest: shaven: bald. [L. tonsura, a shearing—tondēre.]

Matched Categories

1. • Crown
   • Shave

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Anagrams for tonsuré »

1. snouter

2. unstore

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of tonsuré in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of tonsuré in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=tonsuré
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Tonsure
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=tonsuré
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tonsuré
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=tonsuré
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=tonsuré
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=tonsuré