ALL meanings of circumcision
cir·cum·ci·sion
C c - noun circumcision surgical removal of the foreskin of males 3
- noun circumcision surgical incision into the skin covering the clitoris in females 3
- noun circumcision removal of the clitoris 3
- noun circumcision the act of circumcision, performed as a religious rite by Jews and Muslims 3
- noun circumcision the festival celebrated on Jan 1 in commemoration of the circumcision of Jesus 3
- noun circumcision a circumcising, or being circumcised, either as a religious rite, as of the Jews or Muslims, or as a hygienic measure 3
- noun circumcision a cleansing from sin 3
- noun circumcision The action or practice of circumcising a young boy or man. 1
- noun circumcision act or ritual of circumcising 1
- noun circumcision male: removal of foreskin 1
- noun circumcision female: clitoridectomy 1
- noun circumcision an act, instance, or the rite of circumcising. 1
- abbreviation CIRCUMCISION clitoridectomy. 1
- noun circumcision spiritual purification. 1
- noun circumcision (initial capital letter) a church festival in honor of the circumcision of Jesus, observed on January 1. 1
- noun circumcision The act of excising or amputating the prepuce (the foreskin on penises, the clitoral hood on clitorises). 0
- noun circumcision The act of excising tissue from the vulva of the female; female circumcision. 0