📖 Definitions of "Tonsure"
noun
- 1
A ritual shaving of this kind.
- 2
The bald patch resulting from being tonsured.
verb
- 1
To shave the crown of the head as a sign of humility and religious vocation.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Tonsure"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| toivelverb | Alternative form of tovel. [(Judaism) to immerse (something, especially kitchenware) into a mikveh] |
| sit shivaverb | (Judaism) To take part in the shiva mourning ritual. |
| tovelnoun | (Judaism) to immerse (something, especially kitchenware) into a mikveh |
| shuckleverb | (Judaism) To sway back and forth during Jewish prayer. |
| bentshverb | (Judaism) To recite the Birkat Hamazon. |
| shechtverb | (Judaism) to perform shechita, to ritually slaughter |
| sabbatiseverb | Alternative form of sabbatize. [(intransitive) To sanctify, keep or observe the Sabbath.] |
| duchennoun | To administer the Priestly Blessing. |
| haredizeverb | To convert to or bring into conformity with Haredi Judaism. |
| poskenverb | (Judaism) To make an official ruling or decision. |
| benchnoun | A long seat with or without a back, found for example in parks and schools. |
| leynnoun | (Judaism) to read from a Torah scroll |
| jesusnoun | Jesus of Nazareth, a first-century Jewish religious preacher and craftsman (commonly understood to have been a carpenter) from Galilee held to be a prophet, teacher, the son of God, and the Messiah, or Christ, in Christianity; also called "Jesus Christ" by Christians. Held to be a prophet by Muslims and Baháʼís. Also called "the historical Jesus" from a historiographic viewpoint or a secular one. |
| paskenverb | (Judaism) To rule, decide, opine. |
| bentchnoun | Alternative form of bentsh. [(Judaism) To recite the Birkat Hamazon.] |
| targumizeverb | (Judaism) To translate the Tanakh into Aramaic. |
| judaiseverb | (British spelling) Alternative form of Judaize. [(transitive) To impose Jewish beliefs or customs on someone; to convert to Judaism; to make Jewish.] |
| dovennoun | Alternative form of daven. [(Judaism, intransitive) to recite the Jewish liturgy; to pray] |
| home teachverb | (Mormonism, ambitransitive) To teach as part of a home teaching assignment. |
| davennoun | (Judaism, intransitive) to recite the Jewish liturgy; to pray |
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