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TONSURE
(noun) shaving the crown of the head by priests or members of a monastic order
(noun) the shaved crown of a monk's or priest's head
(verb) shave the head of a newly inducted monk
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Mnemonics for tonsure
(Tag: ) TONSURE - TO MAKE SURE that the head is clean-shaven (tonsured).
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(Tag: Hindi) break like TONSIL+SURE(head)- so if somebody gets tonsil on his head then he would need to get head shaved.
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(Tag: ) TO+INSURE…….its a RELIGIOUS RITUAL TO INSURE SHAVING OF HEAD of every male in the family whenever an elder in the family dies
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(Tag: Hindi) TONSURE = TON + SURE = TAN + SURE Tirupati ke balaji where u go whenur heart is devoted and to make SURE ur TAN (body) is also devoted u do TONSURE
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