Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun tonsure

2 senses of tonsure

Sense 1
tonsure -- (the shaved crown of a monk's or priest's head)
       => pate, poll, crown -- (the top of the head)

Sense 2
tonsure -- (shaving the crown of the head by priests or members of a monastic order)
       => shave, shaving -- (the act of removing hair with a razor)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb tonsure

1 sense of tonsure

Sense 1
tonsure -- (shave the head of a newly inducted monk)
       => shave -- (remove body hair with a razor)