"tonsure" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtɒn.ʃə(ɹ)/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tonsure.wav Forms: tonsures [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English tonsure, from Anglo-Norman and Old French tonsure, from Latin tonsūra (“a clipping, trimming”), from tondeō (“shear, clip, trim”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*temh₁-}}, {{inh|en|enm|tonsure}} Middle English tonsure, {{der|en|xno|-}} Anglo-Norman, {{der|en|fro|tonsure}} Old French tonsure, {{der|en|la|tonsūra||a clipping, trimming}} Latin tonsūra (“a clipping, trimming”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} tonsure (plural tonsures)
  1. A ritual shaving of this kind. Translations (ritual shaving of this kind): 削髮 /削发 (xuēfà) (Chinese Mandarin), 剃度 (tìdù) (Chinese Mandarin), tonsuuri (Finnish), मुंडन (muṇḍan) [masculine] (Hindi), krúnurakstur [masculine] (Icelandic), 剃度 (teido) (alt: ていど) (Japanese), по́стриг (póstrig) [masculine] (Macedonian), по́тстриг (pótstrig) [masculine] (Macedonian), tonsura [feminine] (Spanish), постриг (postryh) [masculine] (Ukrainian), постриження (postryžennja) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-tonsure-en-noun-4riit9K~ Disambiguation of 'ritual shaving of this kind': 99 1
  2. The hairstyle and characteristic bald patch resulting from being tonsured. Categories (topical): Hair, Monasticism Translations (bald patch resulting from being tonsured): тонзура (tonzura) [feminine] (Bulgarian), tonsura [feminine] (Catalan), 削髮 /削发 (xuēfà) (Chinese Mandarin), 剃度 (tìdù) (Chinese Mandarin), tonsuro (Esperanto), tonsuuri (Finnish), tonsure [feminine] (French), Tonsur [feminine] (German), tonzúra (Hungarian), krúna [feminine] (Icelandic), coroune (Middle English), tonsura [feminine] (Polish), тонзу́ра (tonzúra) [feminine] (Russian), tonsura [feminine] (Spanish), tonsur [common-gender] (Swedish), panot (Tagalog), тонзура (tonzura) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
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Verb

IPA: /ˈtɒn.ʃə(ɹ)/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tonsure.wav Forms: tonsures [present, singular, third-person], tonsuring [participle, present], tonsured [participle, past], tonsured [past]
Etymology: From Middle English tonsure, from Anglo-Norman and Old French tonsure, from Latin tonsūra (“a clipping, trimming”), from tondeō (“shear, clip, trim”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*temh₁-}}, {{inh|en|enm|tonsure}} Middle English tonsure, {{der|en|xno|-}} Anglo-Norman, {{der|en|fro|tonsure}} Old French tonsure, {{der|en|la|tonsūra||a clipping, trimming}} Latin tonsūra (“a clipping, trimming”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} tonsure (third-person singular simple present tonsures, present participle tonsuring, simple past and past participle tonsured)
  1. (Christianity, Buddhism) To shave the crown of the head as a sign of humility and religious vocation. Categories (topical): Buddhism, Christianity Translations (shave the crown of the head): tonsurar (Catalan), 削髮 /削发 (xuēfà) (Chinese Mandarin), 剃度 (tìdù) (Chinese Mandarin), tehdä tonsuuri (Finnish), tonsurer (French), krúnuraka (Icelandic), по́стриже (póstriže) (Macedonian), tonsurar (Spanish), постригти (postryhty) (alt: в ченці) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-tonsure-en-verb-y~HAwqzI Topics: Buddhism, Christianity, lifestyle, religion

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