Tonsuring

Synonyms for "tonsuring" (10 found)

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Closest matches (2)

Noun(2 words)
clipcoronal tonsure

Strong matches (3)

Noun(3 words)
haircutmetaphorical tonsureoccipital tonsure

Related words (5)

Noun(5 words)
ritual shavingshaveshavingsymbolic tonsuretonsure act

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More general

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ceremonial practiceceremonyfigurative languagehaircut stylehairstylemetaphorreligious practicereligious riteritualritual contextritual shavingshavingtonsure form

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11 entries
Celtic tonsureFranciscan tonsurebuddhist tonsurecentral tonsureclerical tonsurecoronal tonsurecrown tonsuremonastic tonsureoccipital tonsurepower metaphorrenunciation metaphor

Collocations

10 entries
ceremonial shavingclerical tonsurecoronal tonsurehead shavinghead shaving ritualmonastic tonsureoccipital tonsurereligious ritereligious shaving ritualtonsure ceremony

Inflections

2 entries

Derivations

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