CIRCUMCISION


Meaning of CIRCUMCISION in English

[cir.cum.ci.sion] n (12c) 1 a: the act of circumcising; esp: a Jewish rite performed on male infants as a sign of inclusion in the Jewish religious community b: the condition of being circumcised

2. cap: January 1 observed as a church festival in commemoration of the circumcision of Jesus

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