Turkish Meaning of tonsure
tonsür
Other Turkish words related to tonsür
No Synonyms and anytonyms found
Nearest Words of tonsure
- tonsorial => berber
- tonsor => berber
- tonsilotomy => Bademcik ameliyatı
- tonsilotome => tonsilektomi
- tonsillitis => bademcik iltihabı
- tonsillectomy => Bademcik ameliyatı
- tonsilla pharyngealis => Yutak bademciği
- tonsilla adenoidea => Yutak bademciği
- tonsilla => Bademcikler
- tonsilitis => bademcik iltihabı
Definitions and Meaning of tonsure in English
tonsure (n)
the shaved crown of a monk's or priest's head
shaving the crown of the head by priests or members of a monastic order
tonsure (v)
shave the head of a newly inducted monk
tonsure (n.)
The act of clipping the hair, or of shaving the crown of the head; also, the state of being shorn.
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.
The shaven corona, or crown, which priests wear as a mark of their order and of their rank.
FAQs About the word tonsure
tonsür
the shaved crown of a monk's or priest's head, shaving the crown of the head by priests or members of a monastic order, shave the head of a newly inducted monkT
No synonyms found.
No antonyms found.
tonsorial => berber, tonsor => berber, tonsilotomy => Bademcik ameliyatı, tonsilotome => tonsilektomi, tonsillitis => bademcik iltihabı,
