tonsured
Clerical crown bared
Tonsured describes someone, typically a monk or cleric, whose head has been partially shaved as a religious practice.
The tonsure—a bald spot on the crown surrounded by a ring of hair—historically marked entry into religious orders: tonsured monks bent over their manuscripts.
The word now appears mostly in historical or literary contexts.
Cloistered religious devotee
- friarMendicant order member
- abbeyMonastic house of worship
- monasteryReligious seclusion dwelling
- cloisterCovered monastic walkway
novice · habit · ascetic · celibacy · vow · discipline · Benedictine · Franciscan
Skin covering skull
- crownSovereign's ornamental headpiece
- shornCut close, as wool
- clippedCut or trimmed briefly
- razorBlade for removing hair
shears · bald · hairless · shave · barber · pate · clean-shaven · stubble
One who performs sacraments
- clericOrdained religious leader
- ecclesiasticReligious minister or priest
- prelateSenior church official
- canonAccepted authoritative works
deacon · seminarian · religious · ordained · clergy · cassock · surplice · parish
Clergy appointment ceremony
- consecrationDedicating to sacred purpose
- initiationFormal admission ceremony
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- riteCeremonial act or practice
liturgy · blessing · bishop · priesthood · sacrament · vestments · altar · incense
monk
Cloistered religious devotee
cloister · novice · habit · ascetic · celibacy · vow · discipline · Benedictine · Franciscan · Dominican
scalp
Skin covering skull
razor · shears · bald · hairless · shave · barber · pate · clean-shaven · stubble · trim
priest
One who performs sacraments
- clericOrdained religious leader
- ecclesiasticReligious minister or priest
- prelateSenior church official
canon · deacon · seminarian · religious · ordained · clergy · cassock · surplice · parish · diocese
ordination
Clergy appointment ceremony
- consecrationDedicating to sacred purpose
- initiationFormal admission ceremony
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
rite · liturgy · blessing · bishop · priesthood · sacrament · vestments · altar · incense · dedication
tonsuredhirsute
Having much body covering
long-haired · unshorn · hairy · shaggy · maned
tonsuredlay
Place down flat
secular · unconsecrated · unordained · worldly · profane