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| − | Tonsure was for many centuries, up until the [[Second Vatican Council]] of the [[Roman Catholic Church]], the outward visible sign of the clerical state. Often it consisted of a lock or circle of hair cut from the top of the head. | + | '''Tonsure''' was for many centuries, up until the [[Second Vatican Council]] of the [[Roman Catholic Church]], the outward visible sign of the clerical state. Often it consisted of a lock or circle of hair cut from the top of the head. |
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Revision as of 19:33, November 1, 2008
Tonsure was for many centuries, up until the Second Vatican Council of the Roman Catholic Church, the outward visible sign of the clerical state. Often it consisted of a lock or circle of hair cut from the top of the head.