circumcision

/ˈsʌrkəmˌsɪʒən/

/səkəmˈsɪʒɪn/

Other forms: circumcisions

Definitions of circumcision

1. noun

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

   Berit, Berith, Bris, Briss, Brith

   the Jewish rite of circumcision performed on a male child on the eighth day of his life

   type of:

   religious rite, rite

   an established ceremony prescribed by a religion
2. noun

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

   abscission, cutting off

   the act of cutting something off