Also known as monk hair
thumb|287px|Roman tonsure (Catholicism) Tonsure () is the practice of cutting or shaving some or all of the hair on the scalp as a sign of religious devotion or humility. The term originates from the Latin word '''' (meaning "clipping" or "shearing") and referred to a specific practice in medieval Catholicism, abandoned by papal order in 1972. Tonsure, in its earliest Greek and Roman origin, was used as a sign or signifier for slavery. Tonsure can also refer to the secular practice of shaving all or part of the scalp to show support or sympathy, or to designate mourning. Current usage more gen
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剪髮禮（英語：Tonsure），或作剃髮禮，一種宗教儀式，修剪在頭皮上的部份或全部頭髮，以表示獻身於信仰。這個儀式盛行於天主教中，特別是在中世紀修道院中的修士。在1972年的教宗诏书中，廢除了這項儀式。正教會中也採用這種儀式。這種儀式類似於佛教在出家時會舉行的剃度儀式。
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