pro-circumcisionist
pro-circumcisionist noun: a supporter of male infant circumcision.
Noun
pro-circumcisionist (plural pro-circumcisionists)
- A supporter of male infant circumcision.
- The question might be raised: if the Jerusalem Council decided against the pro-circumcisionists, in what way did it respect their participation?1997, Terence L. Nichols, That All May be One: Hierarchy and Participation in the Church, The Liturgical Press, →ISBN, page 78
- Pro-circumcisionists have marshalled as many arguments in its favour as anti-circumcisionists have marshalled against it.1999, Godfrey B. Tangwa, “Circumcision: An African Point of View”, in George C. Denniston, Frederick Mansfield Hodges, Marilyn Fayre Milos, editors, Male and Female Circumcision, Kluwer Academic...
- Synonyms:
- pro-circer
- Antonyms:
- anti-circer, anti-circumcisionist, intactivist
Synonyms of pro-circumcisionist
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Forms of pro-circumcisionist
| plural | pro-circumcisionists |
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Origin of pro-circumcisionist
From pro- + circumcision + -ist.
Questions about pro-circumcisionist
- What does pro-circumcisionist mean?
- Pro-circumcisionist means a supporter of male infant circumcision.
- What part of speech is pro-circumcisionist?
- Pro-circumcisionist is a noun.
- What is the plural of pro-circumcisionist?
- The plural of pro-circumcisionist is pro-circumcisionists.
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