American English pronunciation
How to pronounce circumcision
IPA transcription: [,sɚkəm'sɪʒən]
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Noun
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(Roman Catholic Church and Anglican Church) feast day celebrating the circumcision of Jesus; celebrated on January 1st
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the act of circumcising performed on males eight days after birth as a Jewish and Muslim religious rite
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the act of circumcising; surgical removal of the foreskin of males
Usage examples
- Other experts recommend delaying elective circumcision until after paraphimosis has been resolved.
- The foreskin may be removed by means of a circumcision for medical or religious reasons.
- Under Jewish law, a mohel must draw blood from the circumcision wound.
- Studies have indicated that male circumcision contributes to the development of urethral stricture.
- In some men, foreskin restoration may alleviate certain problems they attribute to their circumcisions.
- In contrast, R. Eliezer makes circumcision a condition for the conversion.
- He founded the "town of the Circumcision", probably around modern Laventille.