GRE Word List
TONSURE
the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head
The meaning of the word tonsure is the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head.
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