circumcision
noun/ˌsɜː(ɹ)kəmˈsɪʒən/
Etymology From Middle English circumcisioun, from Old French circumcisiun (modern French circoncision) and its etymon Latin circumcīsiōn-, from circumcīdō (“cut around”), from circum (“about, around; through”) + caedō (“cut, hew”). By surface analysis, circumcis(e) + -ion.
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:
- 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 the Waidono's younger brother and cousin, and had a small room in an outhouse given me to stay in.1869, Alfred Russel Wallace, The Malay Archipelago, volume I, London: Macmillan and Co., page 161:
2
Judaism, Modern, Specifically, Usually Pharisaic circumcision.
3
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.
4
The surgical excision of the clitoral hood of the clitoris; female circumcision.
5
Often, Proscribed The surgical excision of the clitoris; clitoridectomy.
- Synonyms
- circ, male circumcision, posthectomy, posthetomy
- Derived terms
- anticircumcision, autocircumcision, circumcisional, circumcisionism, circumcisionist, circumfetishism, circumfetishist, female circumcision, male circumcision, pharaonic circumcision, postcircumcision, post-circumcision, recircumcision, self-circumcision, uncircumcision
- Related terms
- circumcise, circumsection