<span> The correct answer is - The rite of clipping of hair or shaving the head to denote admission of a candidate to a religious order, often as a monk; in the case of Hinduism, women of a high caste once widowed will undergo this in order to distinguish themselves from other women
The meaning of Tonsure is the practice of cutting or shaving some or all of the hair<span> on the </span>scalp<span>, as a sign of religious devotion or humility. The term originates from the Latin word </span>tōnsūra and<span /><span> referred to a specific practice in medieval </span>Catholicism<span>, abandoned by papal order in 1972. Current usage more generally refers to cutting or shaving for monks, devotees, or mystics of any religion as a symbol of their renunciation of worldly fashion and esteem. </span>Tonsure<span> also refers to the secular practice of shaving all or part of the scalp to show support or sympathy, or to designate mourning.</span>
