Meaning of circumcision

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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