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Noun Concept
Categories: Hairstyles, Monasticism, Articles with short description, Catholic traditionalism
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tonsure  Roman tonsure  clerical tonsure  monk hair  postrig
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The shaved crown of a monk's or priest's head WordNet 3.0
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The shaved crown of a monk's or priest's head WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Tonsure is the practice of cutting or shaving some or all of the hair on the scalp as a sign of religious devotion or humility. Wikipedia
Type of hairstyle characterized by cutting or shaving some or all the hair on the scalp as a sign of religious devotion or humility Wikidata
The Christian practice of shaving the top of the head so as to create a crown of hair. OmegaWiki
The complete or partial removal of scalp hair for religious reasons. OmegaWiki
A ritual shaving of this kind. Wiktionary
Ritual shaving of this kind. Wiktionary (translation)
IS A
pate
hairdo
DERIVATION
tonsure
DESCRIBED BY SOURCE
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Otto's encyclopedia
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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tonsure
Wikipedia
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tonsure
Wikidata
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tonsure
Wiktionary
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tonsure
OmegaWiki
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Roman tonsure, tonsure
Wikipedia Redirections
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clerical tonsure, postrig, Roman tonsure, tonsured, tonsuring
Wikidata Alias
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monk hair

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