tonsure

English Thesaurus

1. shaving the crown of the head by priests or members of a monastic order (noun.act)

hypernym	:	shave, shaving,
definition	:	the act of removing hair with a razor (noun.act)

2. the shaved crown of a monk's or priest's head (noun.body)

hypernym	:	crown, pate, poll,
definition	:	the top of the head (noun.body)

3. shave the head of a newly inducted monk (verb.body)

hypernym	:	shave,
definition	:	remove body hair with a razor (verb.body)

4. shaving the crown of the head by priests or members of a monastic order (noun.act)

derivation	:	tonsure, tonsure,
definition	:	shave the head of a newly inducted monk (verb.body)

5. shave the head of a newly inducted monk (verb.body)

derivation	:	tonsure,
definition	:	shaving the crown of the head by priests or members of a monastic order (noun.act)

derivation	:	tonsure,
definition	:	the shaved crown of a monk's or priest's head (noun.body)

6. shaving the crown of the head by priests or members of a monastic order (noun.act)

derivation	:	tonsure, tonsure,
definition	:	shave the head of a newly inducted monk (verb.body)

7. shave the head of a newly inducted monk (verb.body)

derivation	:	tonsure,
definition	:	shaving the crown of the head by priests or members of a monastic order (noun.act)

derivation	:	tonsure,
definition	:	the shaved crown of a monk's or priest's head (noun.body)