Hyphenation of tonsure

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word tonsure? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

ton-sure

Definitions of tonsure:

1.	The shaved crown of a monk's or priest's head
2.	Shaving the crown of the head by priests or members of a monastic order
3.	Shave the head of a newly inducted monk

Synonyms of tonsure:

noun	pate, poll, crown
noun	shave, shaving
verb	shave

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.