tonsure

tonsure is a 7-letter English word with 6 senses as noun and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The act of clipping the hair, or of shaving the crown of the head; also, the state of being shorn. Face value is 7 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 7 · Words With Friends 9 · 6 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The act of clipping the hair, or of shaving the crown of the head; also, the state of being shorn.
2. noun. 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.
3. noun. The shaven corona, or crown, which priests wear as a mark of their order and of their rank.
4. noun. shaving the crown of the head by priests or members of a monastic order
5. noun. the shaved crown of a monk's or priest's head
6. verb. shave the head of a newly inducted monk

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in tonsure:

snouter, tenours, unstore

Common word forms

tonsured, tonsures, tonsuring

Words from these letters

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