circumcision
/ˌsɜː(ɹ)kəmˈsɪʒən/
circumcision noun: the surgical excision of the foreskin and usually all or most of the penile frenulum.
Noun
circumcision (countable and uncountable, plural circumcisions)
- The surgical excision of the foreskin and usually all or most of the penile frenulum.
- So ſay I , did the Covenant of circumciſion, in that he that was circumciſed was bound to keep the whole Law Gal 5. 3.1697, Benjamin Keach, A Counter-Antidote to Purge Out the Effects of a Late Counterfeit, page 7
- 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...1869, Alfred Russel Wallace, The Malay Archipelago, volume I, London: Macmillan and Co., page 161
- Pharisaic circumcision.
- Other surgeries involving the incision or partial excision of the foreskin or penile frenulum without total posthetomy.
- The ancient Egyptians practiced circumcision by creating a dorsal incision in the foreskin.
- The surgical excision of the clitoral hood of the clitoris; female circumcision.
- The surgical excision of the clitoris; clitoridectomy.
circumcision meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
circumcision in Hindi
- removal of foreskin from penis
- ख़तना xatnā, खतना khatnā, सुन्नत sunnat, मुसलमानी musalmānī
circumcision in Tamil
- சுன்னத்து, சுற்றிவெட்டல், பூள் முனைத்தோல் வெட்டு, மொட்டு முனைத்தோல் வெட்டு, சேதனம், விருத்தசேதனம்
circumcision in Urdu
- removal of foreskin from penis
- ختنہ xatna, سنت sunnat
circumcision in Bengali
- removal of foreskin from penis
- খতনা khotna, মোসলমানি mōsolmani, সুন্নত śunnot
More languagesFewer languages
- circumcision in Telugu
- సున్నతి sunnati
- circumcision in Malayalam
- മാർക്കം māṟkkaṁ, സുന്നത്ത് sunnattŭ
- circumcision in Punjabi
- ਖ਼ਤਨਾ xatnā, ਸੁੰਨਤ sunnat
- circumcision in Gujarati
- સુન્નત sunnat
- circumcision in Odia
- ସୁନତ୍ sunat
- circumcision in Sanskrit
- त्वच्छेद tvaccheda, लिङ्गाग्रचर्मपरिच्छेदन liṅgāgracarmaparicchedana
- circumcision in Tagalog
- pagtutuli, pagsusunat
- circumcision in Arabic
- خِتَان ḵitān, طهور ṭhūr
- circumcision in Malay
- khatan, sunat, perkhatanan
- circumcision in Indonesian
- khitan, sunat, sirkumsisi
- circumcision in Persian
- ختنه xatne, سنت sonnat
- circumcision in Vietnamese
- cắt bao quy đầu
Examples of circumcision in a sentence
- This is a characteristic of both the circumcision and the spirit of Antichrist.
- The seclusion lodge houses circumcision initiates, keeping them separate from the rest of the community.
- Categorically, the law declares that without peri'a the circumcision is invalid.
Synonyms of circumcision
Forms of circumcision
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Origin of circumcision
From Middle English circumcisioun, from Old French circumcisiun (modern French circoncision) and its etymon Latin circumcīsiō, from circumcīdō (“cut around”), from circum (“about, around; through”) + caedō (“cut, hew”). By surface analysis, circumcis(e) + -ion.
Words formed from circumcision
Phrases with circumcision
Words that rhyme with circumcision
- division
- vision
- concision
- decision
- collision
- excision
- Frisian
- incision
- misprision
- precision
- revision
- television
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Questions about circumcision
- What does circumcision mean?
- Circumcision means the surgical excision of the foreskin and usually all or most of the penile frenulum.
- What is circumcision in Hindi?
- Circumcision in Hindi is ख़तना (xatnā), खतना (khatnā), सुन्नत (sunnat). See Circumcision meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is circumcision?
- Circumcision is a noun.
- How do you pronounce circumcision?
- Circumcision is pronounced /ˌsɜː(ɹ)kəmˈsɪʒən/.
- What is the plural of circumcision?
- The plural of circumcision is circumcisions.
Words near circumcision in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: circumcision (page history and authors); circumcision (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); సున్నతి (Telugu) (page history and authors); മാർക്കം (Malayalam) (page history and authors); સુન્નત (Gujarati) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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