circumcision

Meanings

Plural: circumcisions

Noun

• (Roman Catholic Church and Anglican Church) feast day celebrating the circumcision of Jesus; celebrated on January 1st
• the act of circumcising performed on males eight days after birth as a Jewish and Muslim religious rite
• the act of circumcising; surgical removal of the foreskin of males
• The surgical excision of the foreskin and usually all or most of the penile frenulum.
• Pharisaic circumcision.
• The surgical excision of the foreskin and usually all or most of the penile frenulum.
• Other surgeries involving the incision or partial excision of the foreskin or penile frenulum without total posthetomy.
• The surgical excision of the foreskin and usually all or most of the penile frenulum.
• The surgical excision of the clitoral hood of the clitoris; female circumcision.
• The surgical excision of the clitoris; clitoridectomy.

Synonyms

circ, Feast of the Circumcision, January 1, male circumcision, posthectomy, posthetomy

Related Words

circumcise, circumsection