circumcision
circumcision
Definition
cir·cum·ci·sion (sʉr′kəm siz̸h′ən)
noun
- a circumcising, or being circumcised, either as a religious rite, as of the Jews or Muslims, or as a hygienic measure
- Archaic a cleansing from sin
Etymology: ME circumcisioun < LL(Ec) circumcisio
circumcision
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- undergo: If you want to become a complete Islamic radical and are ready to undergo circumcision, then I invite you to Moscow.
- perform: There are a variety of ways of performing a circumcision.
- do: Does male circumcision have any effect on rates of HIV transmission?
- include: The rituals of the Old Testament ( which included circumcision ) were never designed to make us acceptable to God.
- make: But Jesus did what the law couldn't do, put us right with God, and so made circumcision unnecessary.
- have: My son had to have a circumcision for medical reasons.
Adjective modifier
- male: Does male circumcision have any effect on rates of HIV transmission?
- true: Rather, the true circumcision in spirit has become profitable in every respect.
- religious: NORM-UK was mainly concerned about medical rather than religious circumcision.
Modifies a noun
- rite: Masks were used particularly in circumcision rites and in the festivities and entertainment which followed them.
- ceremony: They cover themselves with white clay at this period of the circumcision initiation ceremonies.
- rate: Using these figures, the worldwide circumcision rate is approximately 40 % .
- group: And it includes people growing in faith and being protected in faith from wrong teaching like what this circumcision group were saying.
- availeth: Gal 5:6 For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.
Noun used with modifier
- ritual: The NHS does not fund ritual circumcision in England.
Preposition: of
- heart: At St. Helen's I preached the circumcision of heart.
- boy: Toward evidence based circumcision of English boys: survey of current trends in practice.
Preposition: for
- reason: My son had to have a circumcision for medical reasons.
circumcision Quotes
Every luxury was lavished on you ö atheism, breast- feeding, circumcision.
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