Definition of Circumcision

1. Noun. (Roman Catholic Church and Anglican Church) feast day celebrating the circumcision of Jesus; celebrated on January 1st.


2. Noun. The act of circumcising performed on males eight days after birth as a Jewish and Muslim religious rite.
Generic synonyms: Religious Rite, Rite
Specialized synonyms: Berit, Berith, Bris, Briss, Brith
Derivative terms: Circumcise

3. Noun. The act of circumcising; surgical removal of the foreskin of males.
Generic synonyms: Abscission, Cutting Off
Derivative terms: Circumcise

Definition of Circumcision

1. n. The act of cutting off the prepuce or foreskin of males, or the internal labia of females.

Definition of Circumcision

1. Noun. The act of excising or amputating the foreskin or prepuce from the penis. ¹

2. Noun. The act of excising tissue from the vulva of the female. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Circumcision

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Medical Definition of Circumcision

1. The surgical removal of end of the prepuce of the penis. (27 Sep 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Circumcision

circumbulbar
circumburst
circumcenter
circumcenters
circumcentre
circumcentres
circumcinct
circumcircle
circumcircles
circumciser
circumcisers
circumcises
circumcising
circumcisions
circumcisor
circumcisors
circumcize
circumcized
circumcizes
circumcizing
circumclusion
circumclusions
circumcorneal
circumcursation
circumcursations
circumdenudation
circumdenudations

Literary usage of Circumcision

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Englishman's Greek Concordance of the New Testament: Being an Attempt at by George V. Wigram (1870)
"7: 22. gave unto you circumcision; 23. on the sabbath day receive ... For circumcision verily profiteth, if — thy circumcision is made 26.be counted for ..."

2. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"As soon as Paul and Barnabas returned to Syrian Antioch, some Jewish converts came from Judea and taught that circumcision was necessary for salvation (Acts ..."

3. An Introduction to the Critical Study and Knowledge of the Holy Scriptures by Thomas Hartwell Horne (1856)
"allowed to partake of the sacred ordinances, until he had undergone the rite of circumcision.' This rite is first mentioned in Gen. xvii. ..."

4. A Commentary on the Gospel of St. Luke by Frédéric Louis Godet (1889)
"circumcision and Presentation of Jesus. This narrative comprises—1. ... The circumcision: ver. 21.—It was under the Jewish form that Jesus was to realize ..."

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