CIRCUMCISION


Meaning of CIRCUMCISION in English

n. 1 the act or rite of circumcising or being circumcised. 2 (Circumcision) Eccl. the feast of the Circumcision of Christ, 1 Jan.

[ ME f. OF circoncision f. LL circumcisio - onis (as CIRCUMCISE) ]

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