circumcision: Meaning and Definition of
cir•cum•ci•sion
Pronunciation: (sûr"kum-sizh'un), [key] — n.
- an act, instance, or the rite of circumcising.
- clitoridectomy.
- spiritual purification.
- (cap.) a church festival in honor of the circumcision of Jesus, observed on January 1.
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