CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO TONSURE
PRESENT
Present
I tonsure
you tonsure
he/she/it tonsures
we tonsure
you tonsure
they tonsure
Present continuous
I am tonsuring
you are tonsuring
he/she/it is tonsuring
we are tonsuring
you are tonsuring
they are tonsuring
Present perfect
I have tonsured
you have tonsured
he/she/it has tonsured
we have tonsured
you have tonsured
they have tonsured
Present perfect continuous
I have been tonsuring
you have been tonsuring
he/she/it has been tonsuring
we have been tonsuring
you have been tonsuring
they have been tonsuring
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I tonsured
you tonsured
he/she/it tonsured
we tonsured
you tonsured
they tonsured
Past continuous
I was tonsuring
you were tonsuring
he/she/it was tonsuring
we were tonsuring
you were tonsuring
they were tonsuring
Past perfect
I had tonsured
you had tonsured
he/she/it had tonsured
we had tonsured
you had tonsured
they had tonsured
Past perfect continuous
I had been tonsuring
you had been tonsuring
he/she/it had been tonsuring
we had been tonsuring
you had been tonsuring
they had been tonsuring
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will tonsure
you will tonsure
he/she/it will tonsure
we will tonsure
you will tonsure
they will tonsure
Future continuous
I will be tonsuring
you will be tonsuring
he/she/it will be tonsuring
we will be tonsuring
you will be tonsuring
they will be tonsuring
Future perfect
I will have tonsured
you will have tonsured
he/she/it will have tonsured
we will have tonsured
you will have tonsured
they will have tonsured
Future perfect continuous
I will have been tonsuring
you will have been tonsuring
he/she/it will have been tonsuring
we will have been tonsuring
you will have been tonsuring
they will have been tonsuring
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would tonsure
you would tonsure
he/she/it would tonsure
we would tonsure
you would tonsure
they would tonsure
Conditional continuous
I would be tonsuring
you would be tonsuring
he/she/it would be tonsuring
we would be tonsuring
you would be tonsuring
they would be tonsuring
Conditional perfect
I would have tonsure
you would have tonsure
he/she/it would have tonsure
we would have tonsure
you would have tonsure
they would have tonsure
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been tonsuring
you would have been tonsuring
he/she/it would have been tonsuring
we would have been tonsuring
you would have been tonsuring
they would have been tonsuring
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you tonsure
we let´s tonsure
you tonsure
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
tonsuring
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TONSURE»
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tonsure in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
tonsure and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Chŭḷăkantamaṅgala: Or, the
Tonsure Ceremony as Performed in Siam
the antiquity of the practices connected therewith, especially as concerns the
artificial Kailasa constructed for the bathing of the candidates after the tonsure.
We have shown how the rites find their origin in the legendary tonsure of Ganeqa
, and ...
Gerolamo Emilio Gerini, 1976
2
Encyclopedia of Hair: A Cultural History
Some orders of monks who left a narrow crown of hair around their heads said
that this signified the crown of thorns placed on Christ's head during his
crucifixion. The distinctive style, which is called the tonsure (from the Latin word
tondere ...
3
The Celtic Church in Britain
J. Dowden appears to have hit upon the most feasible solution of the problem.
121 Noting that the Celtic tonsure had a superficial resemblance to a crown on
the forehead, he concluded that there was probably a tuft or fringe of hair left in
the ...
4
How Zen Became Zen: The Dispute Over Enlightenment and the ...
First, a clear concept of the tonsure family had formed, and novices now entered
into a web of obligations and rights that ... entire tonsure families. it had become
common for individual hereditary monasteries to be exclusively associated with a
...
5
The Christian Tradition in Anglo-Saxon England: Approaches ...
Peter chose this form for three reasons, in imitation of Christ's crown of thorns, to
invite the derision of the pagan Romans, and that 'the priests of the Old
Testament and the New might be distinguished by their habit and tonsure'. Old
Testament ...
6
A Companion to Bede: A Reader's Commentary on The ...
tonsure in the shape of a crown before he was consecrated as a bishop (cf. III.26)
. Whether he was ordained deacon and priest along the way, we are not told.
Hitherto, Bede tells us, Theodore had worn “the tonsure of the holy apostle Paul,
...
7
The Indian Widow: From Victim To Victor
Swami Dayanand Saraswati, the founder of the Arya Samaj, permitted Niyoga to
his followers because he felt that the only way to give relief to the widow was by
reviving the practice of Niyoga, which had Vedic sanction. Tonsure The custom of
...
8
The Two Babylons: Or, The Papal Worship Proved to be the ...
Now, these celibate priests have all a certain mark set upon them at their
ordination; and that is the clerical tonsure. The tonsure is the first part of the
ceremony of ordination ; and it is held to be a most important element in
connection with the ...
rev. Alexander Hislop, 1862
9
Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland
regarding the tonsure. “ But the Apostels were not uniform in their Tonsure. S'.
Peter shav the Top of his Head leaving below towards the Forehead and Ears a
circle of Hair representing our Saviour's Crown of Thorns. There are extant
several ...
Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, 1861
10
The Journal of the Kilkenny and South-East of Ireland ...
The history of the ecclesiastical tonsure is a subject of considerable interest to the
archaeologist, and it will be necessary to dwell on it at some length. Harris affords
us the following information regarding the tonsure. " [But the Apostels were ...
Kilkenny and South-East of Ireland Archaeological Society, 1861
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TONSURE»
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tonsure is used in the context of the following news items.
7 bakery employees tonsure heads as mark of respect to Kalam
Seven bakery workers at Pollachi in the district tonsured their heads today as a ... in Pollachi, about 35 km from here and got their heads tonsured, they said. «Business Standard, Jul 15»
Odisha villagers tonsure tutor for posting student's pics on FB
The tuition teacher– Bijay Kumar Panda (25)– from Bahadaguda village under Dharakote police station limits in Odisha's Ganjam district was tonsured, paraded ... «Odisha Sun Times, Jul 15»
Tonsure: Schools say parents should be kept in loop
DEHRADUN: The Doon valley is famous for its schools and well-known for churning out bright students, but recently, a leading school was embroiled in ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
Irked over delayed promotions, 101 SC/ST teachers tonsure heads
The agitating members threatened to organize a mass drive wherein nearly 1,000 individuals, including 101 women, would get their heads tonsured in front of ... «Times of India, Jun 15»
Odisha auto drivers tonsure heads to protest Brahma Parivartan mess
The members today tonsured their heads and took a dip in the Gobari river on the banks of Sujanapur Mangala Temple here after offering Shraddha to the ... «Odisha Sun Times, Jun 15»
Where is hair on HDK's head to tonsure: CM
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday hit back at JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy's comment that he would tonsure his head if the Yethinahole drinking water ... «Deccan Herald, May 15»
Nellai Mayor to tonsure head for Jayalalithaa
Mayor of Tirunelveli E. Bhuvaneswari in bid to fulfill her vow is expected to tonsure her head on Wednesday (May 13) as AIADMK general secretary Jayalalithaa ... «The Hindu, May 15»
Pourquoi les moines portaient-ils une tonsure ?
Signe particulier des moines chrétiens du Moyen Age, la tonsure, qui consiste à se raser une partie des cheveux au sommet du crâne, est née au IIe siècle. «DirectMatin.fr, Apr 15»
Mother Tonsures Teenaged Girl to Save Her From Being Raped
THANE: Fearing that her daughter would be raped again, a lady from Kalwa tonsured her daughter to make her look ugly a couple of days ago, police sources ... «The New Indian Express, Mar 15»
Woman branded witch, paraded with tonsured head
GAYA: In yet another incident of mob justice, a group of villagers branded a co villager woman as witch, got her head tonsured and paraded her in the Afzalpur ... «Times of India, Mar 15»