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The shaving of all or part of the head, traditionally a distinctive feature of monks and clerics in the RC Church. It has no place in the 1972 rite of Admission to Candidacy for Ordination of Deacons and Priests; monks now follow various customs in the matter.

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in Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages Length: 136 words
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in The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium Length: 300 words
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in The Oxford Dictionary of the Middle Ages Length: 65 words
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in The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church (2 rev) Length: 48 words

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