tonsure
Definitions
Noun
- The shaved crown of a monk's or priest's head
- Shaving the crown of the head by priests or members of a monastic order
Verb
- Shave the head of a newly inducted monk
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Words that contain the term "tonsure".
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Words that are spelled similarly to the term "tonsure".
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| 1 | sure | 1 | 263 |
| 2 | tone | 1 | 78 |
| 3 | tour | 1 | 43 |
| 4 | tongue | 1 | 35 |
| 5 | tons | 1 | 28 |
| 6 | insure | 2 | 24 |
| 7 | tore | 1 | 15 |
| 8 | tenure | 2 | 12 |
| 9 | ensure | 2 | 8 |
| 10 | tongues | 1 | 4 |
| 11 | torture | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | toured | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | unsure | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | tongued | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | losure | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | ture | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | transue | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | townsel | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | tourney | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | touareg | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | thomure | 2 | 0 |
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 3
Fragments: 0
Sound Alikes: 0
Spelled Like: 21
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
This Word in the News:
After Lavra Caves' transfer to OCU, Dumenko promptly “tonsures” two monks
Mar 16, 2026 СПЖ - новини Православ’я
Mar 16, 2026 СПЖ - новини Православ’я