1. tonsured - Adjective
2. tonsured - Adjective Satellite
Having the tonsure; shaven; shorn; clipped; hence, bald.
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He tonsured the young Nicholas as a reader and later ordained him a presbyter (priest). Source: Internet
Orthodox clergy who marry must do so prior to ordination to the subdiaconate (or diaconate, according to local custom) and typically one is either tonsured a monk or married before ordination. Source: Internet
He was baptised in 368 or 373 and tonsured as a reader (one of the minor orders of the Church). Source: Internet
Cultural practices differ slightly, but in general Father is the correct form of address for monks who have been tonsured, while Novices are addressed as Brother. Source: Internet
Similarly, Mother is the correct form of address for nuns who have been tonsured, while Novices are addressed as Sister. Source: Internet