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Circumcision
//ˌsɜː(ɹ)kəmˈsɪʒən// noun
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Noun
- 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 the act of circumcising; surgical removal of the foreskin of males wordnet
- 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 the act of circumcising performed on males eight days after birth as a Jewish and Muslim religious rite wordnet
- 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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- 6 (Roman Catholic Church and Anglican Church) feast day celebrating the circumcision of Jesus; celebrated on January 1st wordnet
- 7 The surgical excision of the clitoral hood of the clitoris; female circumcision. countable, uncountable
- 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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