Usually means: Shaving head as religious offering.
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  1. tonsuring: Merriam-Webster
  2. tonsuring: Collins English Dictionary
  3. tonsuring: Vocabulary.com
  4. tonsuring: Wiktionary
  5. tonsuring: Dictionary.com
  6. tonsuring: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. tonsuring: Encyclopedia

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Definitions from Wiktionary (tonsure)

verb:  (Christianity, Buddhism) To shave the crown of the head as a sign of humility and religious vocation.
noun:  A ritual shaving of this kind.
noun:  The hairstyle and characteristic bald patch resulting from being tonsured.
▸ Also see tonsure


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