circumcision

Definition of Circumcision in English :

(Roman Catholic Church and Anglican Church) feast day celebrating the circumcision of Jesus; celebrated on January 1st

2. circumcision

the act of circumcising performed on males eight days after birth as a Jewish and Muslim religious rite

3. circumcision

the act of circumcising; surgical removal of the foreskin of males

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Circumcision

noun

1.

a.

surgical removal of the foreskin of males

b.

surgical incision into the skin covering the clitoris in females

c.

removal of the clitoris

2.

the act of circumcision, performed as a religious rite by Jews and Muslims

3. Roman Catholic Church

the festival celebrated on Jan 1 in commemoration of the circumcision of Jesus

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

n.

1. The act of circumcising.

2. A religious ceremony in which a boy or man is circumcised.

3. Circumcision Christianity A feast observed on January 1 celebrating the circumcision of Jesus. Used with the.