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

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

13 entries
ceremonial practiceceremonyfigurative languagehaircut stylehairstylemetaphorreligious practicereligious riteritualritual contextritual shavingshavingtonsure form

More specific

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

3 entries

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