circumcisions

Noun

circumcision (countable and uncountable, plural circumcisions)

1. 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
   1. (Judaism, modern, specifically, usually) Pharisaic circumcision.
   2. (Philippines, historical) 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.
2. The surgical excision of the clitoral hood of the clitoris; female circumcision.
3. (often, proscribed) The surgical excision of the clitoris; clitoridectomy.