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1 tonsure (To shave the head to confer the tonsure upon)
Религия: постригать в монахиУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > tonsure (To shave the head to confer the tonsure upon)
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2 tonsure
['tɒnʃə]1) Общая лексика: выбривать тонзуру, тонзура2) Религия: (The Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head) пострижение в монахи, (The shaven crown or patch worn by monks and other clerics) тонзура, (To shave the head to confer the tonsure upon) постригать в монахи3) Христианство: пострижение
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tonsure — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Medieval Latin tonsura, from Latin, act of shearing, from tonsus, past participle of tondēre to shear more at tome Date: 14th century 1. the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to … New Collegiate Dictionary
tonsure — /ton sheuhr/, n., v., tonsured, tonsuring. n. 1. the act of cutting the hair or shaving the head. 2. the shaving of the head or of some part of it as a religious practice or rite, esp. in preparation for entering the priesthood or a monastic… … Universalium