Circumcision

//ˌsɜː(ɹ)kəmˈsɪʒən// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The surgical excision of the foreskin and usually all or most of the penile frenulum. countable, uncountable

    "So ſay I , did the Covenant of circumciſion, in that he that was circumciſed was bound to keep the whole Law Gal 5. 3."

  2. 2
    the act of circumcising; surgical removal of the foreskin of males wordnet
  3. 3
    The surgical excision of the foreskin and usually all or most of the penile frenulum.; Pharisaic circumcision. Judaism, countable, modern, specifically, uncountable, usually
  4. 4
    the act of circumcising performed on males eight days after birth as a Jewish and Muslim religious rite wordnet
  5. 5
    The surgical excision of the foreskin and usually all or most of the penile frenulum.; Other surgeries involving the incision or partial excision of the foreskin or penile frenulum without total posthetomy. Philippines, countable, historical, uncountable

    "The ancient Egyptians practiced circumcision by creating a dorsal incision in the foreskin."

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  1. 6
    (Roman Catholic Church and Anglican Church) feast day celebrating the circumcision of Jesus; celebrated on January 1st wordnet
  2. 7
    The surgical excision of the clitoral hood of the clitoris; female circumcision. countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    The surgical excision of the clitoris; clitoridectomy. countable, often, proscribed, uncountable

Etymology

From Latin circumcīsiō(n), from circumcīdō (“cut around”), from circum (“about, around; through”) + caedō (“cut, hew”).

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