circumcision (redirected from Pharaonic circumcision)

cir·cum·ci·sion  (sûrkm-szhn)

n.

1. The act of circumcising.

2. A religious ceremony in which someone is circumcised.

3. Circumcision

a. A Christian feast celebrating the circumcision of Jesus. Used with the.

b. January 1, the day on which this feast is celebrated. Used with the.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Circumcision - (Roman Catholic Church and Anglican Church) feast day celebrating the circumcision of Jesus; celebrated on January 1st Feast of the Circumcision, January 1 Church of Rome, Roman Catholic Church, Roman Church, Western Church, Roman Catholic - the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy Anglican Church, Anglican Communion, Church of England - the national church of England (and all other churches in other countries that share its beliefs); has its see in Canterbury and the sovereign as its temporal head feast day, fete day - a day designated for feasting
	2.	circumcision - the act of circumcising performed on males eight days after birth as a Jewish and Muslim religious rite religious rite, rite - an established ceremony prescribed by a religion; "the rite of baptism" Berit, Berith, Bris, Briss, Brith - the Jewish rite of circumcision performed on a male child on the eighth day of his life
	3.	circumcision - the act of circumcising; surgical removal of the foreskin of males cutting off, abscission - the act of cutting something off