English-Thai Dictionary

tonsure

N การ ตัดผม  การ โกน ผม  shave kan-tad-pom

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

TONSURE

n.[L. tonsura, from tonsus, shaved; tondeo, to clip or shave. ] 1. The act of clipping the hair, or of shaving the head; or the state of being shorn.
2. In the Romish church, tonsure is 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, who cuts off a part of his hair with prayers and benedictions. Hence tonsure is used to denote entrance or admission into holy orders.
3. In the Romish church, the corona or crown which priests wear as a mark of their order and of their rank in the church.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

TONSURE

Ton "sure, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. tonsura a shearing, clipping, from tondere, tonsum, to shear, shave; cf. Gr. tome. ]

 

1. The act of clipping the hair, or of shaving the crown of the head; also, the state of being shorn.

 

2. (R. C. Ch. ) (a ) 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. (b ) The shaven corona, or crown, which priests wear as a mark of their order and of their rank.

 

TONSURED

TONSURED Ton "sured, a.

 

Defn: Having the tonsure; shaven; shorn; clipped; hence, bald. A tonsured head in middle age forlorn. Tennyson.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

tonsure

ton sure |ˈtänSHər ˈtɑn (t )ʃər | ▶noun a part of a monk's or priest's head left bare on top by shaving off the hair. • [ in sing. ] an act of shaving the top of a monk's or priest's head as a preparation for entering a religious order. ▶verb [ with obj. ] (often as adj. tonsured ) shave the hair on the crown of. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin tonsura, from tondere ‘shear, clip. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

tonsure

tonsure |ˈtɒnsjə, ˈtɒnʃə | ▶noun a part of a monk's or priest's head left bare on top by shaving off the hair. • [ in sing. ] an act of shaving the top of a monk's or priest's head as a preparation for entering a religious order. ▶verb [ with obj. ] (often as adj. tonsured ) give a tonsure to. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin tonsura, from tondere ‘shear, clip ’.

 

French Dictionary

tonsure

tonsure n. f. nom féminin Cercle rasé au sommet de la tête des ecclésiastiques.

 

tonsurer

tonsurer v. tr. verbe transitif Donner la tonsure. aimer

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

tonsure

ton sure /tɑ́nʃə r |tɔ́n -/名詞 U 〘キリスト教 〙(修道士になるための )剃髪 （ていはつ ）; C 剃髪した部分 .t ó n sured 形容詞