tonsure in Gujarati ગુજરાતી
tonsure in Kannada ಕನ್ನಡ
tonsure in English
- tonsure⇄noun 1. the act or process of clipping the hair, or shaving the head or a part of the head, required of a person entering the priesthood in some churches or an order of monks.
2. the shaved part of the head of a priest or monk.
3. the state - tonsure⇄tonsure, noun, verb, -sured,-suring.
- tonsure⇄v.t. to shave the head of, especially as a religious ritual.