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circumcision

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12 lettersPronunciation /ˌsɜː(ɹ)kəmˈsɪʒən/Part of speech nounSorted ccciiimnorsuStarts with CEnds with N0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

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

Word origin

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.

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  • So ſay I , did the Covenant of circumciſion, in that he that was circumciſed was bound to keep the whole Law Gal 5. 3.
  • The ancient Egyptians practiced circumcision by creating a dorsal incision in the foreskin.

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