The tonsure of a priest or monk. Chiefly with defining word or phrase, as Christ's mark, God's mark, mark of clergy, etc. Obsolete.
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| 释义 | society > faith > worship > cleanness (ceremonial) > tonsure > [noun] > instance of (5) Christ's marka1225 The tonsure of a priest or monk. Chiefly with defining word or phrase, as Christ's mark, God's mark, mark of clergy, etc. Obsolete. crownc1275 The tonsure of a priest or monk (cf. corona, n.1 5); (in later use also) the fringe or circle of hair surrounding some styles of tonsure. crowningc1400 A tonsure. Obsolete. rare. tonsure1430 The part of a priest's or monk's head left bare by shaving the hair. corona1882 Roman Catholic Church. The tonsure of a cleric. |
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