Definizione monolingua

tonsure

tonsure (third-person singular simple present tonsures, present participle tonsuring, simple past and past participle tonsured)

1. (Christianity) To subject to the often ritual shaving of the crown of the head as a sign of humility and ones religious vocation. Some tonsures were more dramatic than others, leaving only a fringe of hair. Abolished by Vatican II in the Roman Catholic Church.

tonsure (plural tonsures)

1. The bald patch resulting from being tonsured.

Definizione dizionario tonsure

	tonsura
	The Christian practice of shaving the top of the head so as to create a crown of hair.
	The complete or partial removal of scalp hair for religious reasons.

chierica

Altri significati:

bald patch resulting from being tonsured

(Christianity) 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.

The bald patch resulting from being tonsured.

cutting one’s hair before entering a monastery