Circumcision

Definitions

1. The surgical excision of the foreskin and usually all or most of the penile frenulum.
   countable, uncountable
2. Pharisaic circumcision.
   Judaism, countable, modern, specifically, uncountable, usually
3. Other surgeries involving the incision or partial excision of the foreskin or penile frenulum without total posthetomy.
   Philippines, countable, historical, uncountable
4. The surgical excision of the clitoral hood of the clitoris; female circumcision.
   countable, uncountable
5. The surgical excision of the clitoris; clitoridectomy.
   countable, often, proscribed, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“So ſay I , did the Covenant of circumciſion, in that he that was circumciſed was bound to keep⟳ the whole Law Gal 5. 3.”

“I had first to obtain⟳ a recommendation from the Assistant Resident to the Regent, and then an order⟳ from the Regent to the Waidono; and when after a week's delay⟳ I arrived with my baggage and men at Modjo-agong, I found them all in the midst of a five days' feast, to celebrate⟳ the circumcision of the Waidono's younger brother and cousin, and had a small room in an outhouse given me to stay⟳ in.”

“The ancient Egyptians practiced circumcision by creating a dorsal incision in the foreskin.”

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