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Circumcision Common

Origin: Latin suffix -sion

Circumcision has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

(Roman Catholic Church and Anglican Church) feast day celebrating the circumcision of Jesus; celebrated on January 1st

"The family gathered for Mass to celebrate the Feast of the Circumcision, marking the traditional observance of Christ's naming day."

2

the act of circumcising performed on males eight days after birth as a Jewish and Muslim religious rite

"The community gathered to celebrate the eighth-day circumcision, honoring both their Jewish heritage and shared traditions."

3

the act of circumcising; surgical removal of the foreskin of males

"The hospital scheduled his circumcision for early in the morning so his mother wouldn't have to be there."

4

The surgical removal of the foreskin of the penis.

"The doctor scheduled my son's circumcision for next Tuesday to perform the standard surgical removal of his foreskin."

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
feast day rite abscission
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
Berith
Rhyming Words
ion aion tion zion pion sion gion bion fion lion dion cion rion orion obion axion deion trion diion arion
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