Circumcision (n.)

  1. (Roman Catholic Church and Anglican Church) feast day celebrating the circumcision of Jesus; celebrated on January 1st

    [ Syn: circumcision , feast of the circumcision , january 1 ]

  2. the act of circumcising performed on males eight days after birth as a Jewish and Muslim religious rite

  3. the act of circumcising; surgical removal of the foreskin of males

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