About The Word Circumcision

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Circumcision

Circumcision Meaning & Definition
Circumcision Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Circumcision?

[n] the act of circumcising; surgical removal of the foreskin of males
[n] the act of circumcising performed on males eight days after birth as a Jewish and Muslim religious rite
[n] (Roman Catholic Church and Anglican Church) a feast day celebrating the circumcision of Jesus; celebrated on January 1st

Synonyms | Synonyms for Circumcision: Feast of the Circumcision | January 1

Related Terms | Find terms related to Circumcision: adoption | agape | asperges | aspersion | auricular confession | bar mitzvah | bas mitzvah | celebration | confession | confirmation | conversion | high celebration | incense | invocation | invocation of saints | kiss of peace | lesser litany | litany | love feast | lustration | new birth | new life | pax | processional | rebirth | reciting the rosary | redeemedness | redemption | reformation | regeneration | salvation | second birth | spiritual purification | telling of beads | the confessional | the confessionary

See Also | abscission | Berit | Berith | Bris | Briss | Brith | cutting off | feast day | fete day | religious rite | rite

Circumcision In Webster's Dictionary

\Cir`cum*cision\, n. [L. circumcisio.] 1. The act of cutting off the prepuce or foreskin of males, or the internal labia of females. Note: The circumcision of males is practiced as a religious rite by the Jews, Mohammedans, etc. 2. (Script.) (a) The Jews, as a circumcised people. (b) Rejection of the sins of the flesh; spiritual purification, and acceptance of the Christian faith.

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