Definition
剃度 is a Buddhist term meaning 'to shave one's head as a rite of passage into monastic life' — the act of becoming a monk or nun. It's a formal, religious concept, not used for everyday haircuts. The word combines 剃 ('to shave') and 度 ('to cross over', referring to liberation from the cycle of rebirth). You'll encounter it in texts about Buddhism, temple life, or historical biographies of monks.
n.
(Buddhism) tonsurethe shaving of the head as a monastic ordination rite
Examples
- 剃度。Tā èrshí suì nà nián juédìng tì dù chūjiā.At the age of twenty, he decided to take tonsure and become a monk.
- 剃度。tì dù yíshì zài sìmiào de dàdiàn lǐ jǔxíng.The tonsure ceremony was held in the main hall of the temple.
- 剃度。Zhè wèi gāosēng niánqīng shí céng zài cǐ tì dù.This eminent monk once took tonsure here when he was young.
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