Circumcision

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The act of circumcising.
  • n. A religious ceremony in which someone is circumcised.
  • n. A Christian feast celebrating the circumcision of Jesus. Used with the.
  • n. January 1, the day on which this feast is celebrated. Used with the.
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  • n. The act of excising or amputating the foreskin or prepuce from the penis.
  • n. The act of excising tissue from the vulva of the female.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The act of cutting off the prepuce or foreskin of males, or the internal labia of females.
  • n.
  • n. The Jews, as a circumcised people.
  • n. Rejection of the sins of the flesh; spiritual purification, and acceptance of the Christian faith.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The act of circumcising, or cutting off the foreskin or prepuce of males, or the performance of an analogous operation on females, as a religious rite, or in accordance with a custom founded on belief in the prophylactic value of the operation.
  • n. As metaphorically used in Scripture, spiritual purification.
  • n. Eccles., in the Roman Catholic, Greek, and Anglican churches, a festival observed on the octave of Christmas day (that is, the first day of January), in honor of the circumcision of Christ.
  • n. Those spiritually purified and elevated.
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  • n. (Roman Catholic Church and Anglican Church) feast day celebrating the circumcision of Jesus; celebrated on January 1st
  • n. the act of circumcising performed on males eight days after birth as a Jewish and Muslim religious rite
  • n. the act of circumcising; surgical removal of the foreskin of males
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    fete day    feast day    cutting off    abscission   
    Cross Reference
    the circumcision   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Parisian    collision    decision    derision    division   
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    Words that are found in similar contexts
    uncircumcision    mutilation    baptism    beating    polygamy   
     
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