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intactivist

intactivist noun: a person who is involved in intactivism; one who campaigns against involuntary, nontherapeutic genital modification, such as infant male circumcision.

Noun

intactivist (plural intactivists)

  1. A person who is involved in intactivism; one who campaigns against involuntary, nontherapeutic genital modification, such as infant male circumcision.
    • Intactivists argue that the bodies of male babies should remain physically intact, and they consider circumcision to be genital mutilation.2022, Samah Choudhury, Michael J. Altman, Prea Persaud, editors, American Examples: New Conversations about Religion, volume 2, University of Alabama Press, →ISBN, page 173

Synonyms of intactivist

Antonyms

Forms of intactivist

pluralintactivists

Origin of intactivist

Blend of intact + activist.

Questions about intactivist

What does intactivist mean?
Intactivist means a person who is involved in intactivism; one who campaigns against involuntary, nontherapeutic genital modification, such as infant male circumcision.
What part of speech is intactivist?
Intactivist is a noun.
What is the plural of intactivist?
The plural of intactivist is intactivists.

Words near intactivist in the dictionary

  1. intact dilation and extractions
  2. intactable
  3. intactible
  4. intactile
  5. intactivism
  6. intactivist
  7. intactivists
  8. intactly
  9. intactness
  10. intactnesses
  11. intagli

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