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circumcision Definition

cir·cum·ci·sion (sʉr′kəm siz̸hən)

noun

  1. a circumcising, or being circumcised, either as a religious rite, as of the Jews or Muslims, or as a hygienic measure
  2. 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.

—Orton,Joe originally John Kingsley