başın tepesini tıraş etmek

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Definition of başın tepesini tıraş etmek in Turkish English dictionary

tonsure

The bald patch resulting from being tonsured

The often ritual shaving of the crown of the head as a sign of humility and one's religious vocation. Some tonsures were more dramatic than others, leaving only a fringe of hair. Abolished by Vatican II in the Roman Catholic Church

{n} the act of clipping or shaving hair

(2 syl ) The tonsure of St Peter consists in shaving the crown and back of the head, so as to leave a ring or “crown” of hair The tonsure of James consists in shaving the entire front of the head This is sometimes called “the tonsure of Simon the Magician,” and sometimes “the Scottish tonsure,” from its use in North Britain

shaving the crown of the head by priests or members of a monastic order

{i} act of cutting one's hair, act of shaving one's head; ritual shaving of the head in preparation for entry into the priesthood; shaved patch of the head (of candidates for priesthood); state of being shaven

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

a small round area on the top of someone's head where their hair has been removed because they are a priest or a monk

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

the shaved crown of a monk's or priest's head

shave the head of a newly inducted monk

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

the shaping of evergreens by clipping

shaving the crown of the head by priests or members of a monastic order the shaved crown of a monk's or priest's head shave the head of a newly inducted monk

The often ritual shaving of the crown of the head as a sign of humility and ones religious vocation. Some tonsures were more dramatic than others, leaving only a fringe of hair. Abolished by Vatican II in the Roman Catholic Church

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başın tepesini tıraş etme

tonsure

Hyphenation

ba·şın te·pe·si·ni tı·raş et·mek