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Tonsure Meaning In Urdu

Tonsure Meaning in English to Urdu is مونڈن کی رسم, as written in Urdu and Mondan Ki Rasam, as written in Roman Urdu. Accurate Tonsure Translation, Synonyms and Antonyms.

Definitions of Tonsure

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

n.

n. 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.

n. The shaven corona, or crown, which priests wear as a mark of their order and of their rank.

Form Noun

How To Spell Tonsure [ton-sher]

Origin of Tonsure Late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin tonsura, from tondere ‘shear, clip’.