| 单词 | tonsure of st john |
| 释义 | > as lemmastonsure of St. John In the Eastern Church the whole head is shaven ( tonsure of St. Paul); in the Roman Church either a circular patch on the crown, as in secular priests, or the whole upper part of the head so as to leave only a fringe or circle of hair, as in some monastic orders and friars ( tonsure of St. Peter); in the ancient Celtic Church the tonsure ‘consisted in shaving the head in front of a line drawn from ear to ear’ ( tonsure of St. John). A form of tonsure was also practised by the priests of Isis.extracted from tonsuren.< as lemmas |
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