Definition of circumcision in English:

circumcision

noun səːkəmˈsɪʒ(ə)nˈsərkəmˌsɪʒən

mass noun

1The action or practice of circumcising a young boy or man.
包皮环割术，环切术，割礼。参见FEMALE CIRCUMCISION
Example sentencesExamples
- Kubu was once used as a site for the initiation and circumcision of young boys.
- Brit Milah, or circumcision, is performed on a Jewish male eight days after he is born.
- I am a pediatric surgeon who has observed numerous circumcisions done by excellent Mohelim.
- In an effort to meet what he believes are his younger mistress' true desires, Nick even undergoes adult circumcision.
- The wanted them to face charges of practising circumcision without a permit.
- Some groups practice circumcision of boys aged ten to twelve to mark their passage into manhood.
- Male circumcision is the most commonly performed surgical operation in the United States.
- As furor over female genital mutilation grows, so does the criticism of male circumcision.
- In the past, young boys underwent ritual circumcision at a relatively late age.
- This is an extremely rare type of cancer, and circumcision may only offer protection if done in childhood, not during puberty.
- Ever since Abraham, circumcision was the way Jews marked their covenant with God.
- Male initiation in the form of circumcision is practiced among most Xhosa groups.
- Infant male circumcision as practised by the Jews occurs on the eighth day after birth.
- The bris, or ritual circumcision, takes place eight days after birth.
- There is nothing moral or immoral about the choices we make about circumcision.
- At present, circumcision is only available on health grounds at the majority of the country's hospitals.
- Young men who undergo circumcision at the same time become part of a social group that lasts for a lifetime.
- Although circumcision is carried out more often on babies and young boys, it can be performed on men of any age.
- Male circumcision is one of the most common surgical operations done worldwide and is considered by many to be a minor procedure.
- Sometimes circumcision is carried out for religious reasons.
1. 1.1 (in church use) the feast of the Circumcision of Christ, 1 January.
  （宗教用语）割礼节（1月1日，纪念耶稣受割礼）
  Example sentencesExamples
  Most secular celebrations also are tied to religious holidays, like Christmas or New Year's (the Circumcision of Jesus).
  New Years is still observed as the Feast of Christ's Circumcision by some denominations.
2The action or practice of circumcising a girl or young woman; female circumcision.
包皮环割术，环切术，割礼。参见FEMALE CIRCUMCISION
Example sentencesExamples
- The circumcision of a girl is performed in infancy.
- 'By the end of that year, it appeared that we had reduced the circumcision of girls by 36 percent,' he added.
- The programme has also helped to cut down the number of young girls lined up for circumcision in the area this year.
- Both songs are traditionally sung by girls during circumcision.
- Circumcision deprives girls of much of their ability to experience sexual pleasure.
- Her father, who died five years ago, also decided that the local practice of circumcision was not for his girls.
- An Australian couple has appeared in court for allegedly organising an illegal circumcision of their one-year-old baby girl in Indonesian province of Bali.
- In 1999, in Paris, they found someone who had performed 50 circumcisions on young girls.
- There is a sharp increase in the number of girls and women undergoing circumcision in the country.
- Women who advocate circumcision for their daughters feel they are protecting their own as well as their daughter's virginity and their family's reputation.

Origin

Middle English: from late Latin circumcisio(n-), from the verb circumcidere (see circumcise).

Rhymes

collision, concision, decision, derision, division, elision, envision, excision, imprecision, incision, misprision, precisian, precision, provision, scission, vision

Definition of circumcision in US English:

circumcision

nounˈsərkəmˌsiZHənˈsərkəmˌsɪʒən

1The action or practice of circumcising a young boy or man.
包皮环割术，环切术，割礼。参见FEMALE CIRCUMCISION
Example sentencesExamples
- At present, circumcision is only available on health grounds at the majority of the country's hospitals.
- Male initiation in the form of circumcision is practiced among most Xhosa groups.
- The wanted them to face charges of practising circumcision without a permit.
- Kubu was once used as a site for the initiation and circumcision of young boys.
- The bris, or ritual circumcision, takes place eight days after birth.
- As furor over female genital mutilation grows, so does the criticism of male circumcision.
- In an effort to meet what he believes are his younger mistress' true desires, Nick even undergoes adult circumcision.
- Infant male circumcision as practised by the Jews occurs on the eighth day after birth.
- Male circumcision is the most commonly performed surgical operation in the United States.
- There is nothing moral or immoral about the choices we make about circumcision.
- In the past, young boys underwent ritual circumcision at a relatively late age.
- Some groups practice circumcision of boys aged ten to twelve to mark their passage into manhood.
- Ever since Abraham, circumcision was the way Jews marked their covenant with God.
- Brit Milah, or circumcision, is performed on a Jewish male eight days after he is born.
- I am a pediatric surgeon who has observed numerous circumcisions done by excellent Mohelim.
- This is an extremely rare type of cancer, and circumcision may only offer protection if done in childhood, not during puberty.
- Sometimes circumcision is carried out for religious reasons.
- Although circumcision is carried out more often on babies and young boys, it can be performed on men of any age.
- Male circumcision is one of the most common surgical operations done worldwide and is considered by many to be a minor procedure.
- Young men who undergo circumcision at the same time become part of a social group that lasts for a lifetime.
1. 1.1 (in church use) the feast of the Circumcision of Jesus, January 1.
  （宗教用语）割礼节（1月1日，纪念耶稣受割礼）
  Example sentencesExamples
  New Years is still observed as the Feast of Christ's Circumcision by some denominations.
  Most secular celebrations also are tied to religious holidays, like Christmas or New Year's (the Circumcision of Jesus).
2The action or practice of circumcising a girl or young woman; female circumcision.
包皮环割术，环切术，割礼。参见FEMALE CIRCUMCISION
Example sentencesExamples
- The circumcision of a girl is performed in infancy.
- The programme has also helped to cut down the number of young girls lined up for circumcision in the area this year.
- Circumcision deprives girls of much of their ability to experience sexual pleasure.
- An Australian couple has appeared in court for allegedly organising an illegal circumcision of their one-year-old baby girl in Indonesian province of Bali.
- Both songs are traditionally sung by girls during circumcision.
- In 1999, in Paris, they found someone who had performed 50 circumcisions on young girls.
- There is a sharp increase in the number of girls and women undergoing circumcision in the country.
- 'By the end of that year, it appeared that we had reduced the circumcision of girls by 36 percent,' he added.
- Women who advocate circumcision for their daughters feel they are protecting their own as well as their daughter's virginity and their family's reputation.
- Her father, who died five years ago, also decided that the local practice of circumcision was not for his girls.

Origin

Middle English: from late Latin circumcisio(n-), from the verb circumcidere (see circumcise).

单词	circumcision
释义	Definition of circumcision in English: circumcision noun səːkəmˈsɪʒ(ə)nˈsərkəmˌsɪʒən mass noun 1The action or practice of circumcising a young boy or man. 包皮环割术，环切术，割礼。参见FEMALE CIRCUMCISION Example sentencesExamples Kubu was once used as a site for the initiation and circumcision of young boys. Brit Milah, or circumcision, is performed on a Jewish male eight days after he is born. I am a pediatric surgeon who has observed numerous circumcisions done by excellent Mohelim. In an effort to meet what he believes are his younger mistress' true desires, Nick even undergoes adult circumcision. The wanted them to face charges of practising circumcision without a permit. Some groups practice circumcision of boys aged ten to twelve to mark their passage into manhood. Male circumcision is the most commonly performed surgical operation in the United States. As furor over female genital mutilation grows, so does the criticism of male circumcision. In the past, young boys underwent ritual circumcision at a relatively late age. This is an extremely rare type of cancer, and circumcision may only offer protection if done in childhood, not during puberty. Ever since Abraham, circumcision was the way Jews marked their covenant with God. Male initiation in the form of circumcision is practiced among most Xhosa groups. Infant male circumcision as practised by the Jews occurs on the eighth day after birth. The bris, or ritual circumcision, takes place eight days after birth. There is nothing moral or immoral about the choices we make about circumcision. At present, circumcision is only available on health grounds at the majority of the country's hospitals. Young men who undergo circumcision at the same time become part of a social group that lasts for a lifetime. Although circumcision is carried out more often on babies and young boys, it can be performed on men of any age. Male circumcision is one of the most common surgical operations done worldwide and is considered by many to be a minor procedure. Sometimes circumcision is carried out for religious reasons. 1.1 (in church use) the feast of the Circumcision of Christ, 1 January. （宗教用语）割礼节（1月1日，纪念耶稣受割礼） Example sentencesExamples Most secular celebrations also are tied to religious holidays, like Christmas or New Year's (the Circumcision of Jesus). New Years is still observed as the Feast of Christ's Circumcision by some denominations. 2The action or practice of circumcising a girl or young woman; female circumcision. 包皮环割术，环切术，割礼。参见FEMALE CIRCUMCISION Example sentencesExamples The circumcision of a girl is performed in infancy. 'By the end of that year, it appeared that we had reduced the circumcision of girls by 36 percent,' he added. The programme has also helped to cut down the number of young girls lined up for circumcision in the area this year. Both songs are traditionally sung by girls during circumcision. Circumcision deprives girls of much of their ability to experience sexual pleasure. Her father, who died five years ago, also decided that the local practice of circumcision was not for his girls. An Australian couple has appeared in court for allegedly organising an illegal circumcision of their one-year-old baby girl in Indonesian province of Bali. In 1999, in Paris, they found someone who had performed 50 circumcisions on young girls. There is a sharp increase in the number of girls and women undergoing circumcision in the country. Women who advocate circumcision for their daughters feel they are protecting their own as well as their daughter's virginity and their family's reputation. Origin Middle English: from late Latin circumcisio(n-), from the verb circumcidere (see circumcise). Rhymes collision, concision, decision, derision, division, elision, envision, excision, imprecision, incision, misprision, precisian, precision, provision, scission, vision Definition of circumcision in US English: circumcision nounˈsərkəmˌsiZHənˈsərkəmˌsɪʒən 1The action or practice of circumcising a young boy or man. 包皮环割术，环切术，割礼。参见FEMALE CIRCUMCISION Example sentencesExamples At present, circumcision is only available on health grounds at the majority of the country's hospitals. Male initiation in the form of circumcision is practiced among most Xhosa groups. The wanted them to face charges of practising circumcision without a permit. Kubu was once used as a site for the initiation and circumcision of young boys. The bris, or ritual circumcision, takes place eight days after birth. As furor over female genital mutilation grows, so does the criticism of male circumcision. In an effort to meet what he believes are his younger mistress' true desires, Nick even undergoes adult circumcision. Infant male circumcision as practised by the Jews occurs on the eighth day after birth. Male circumcision is the most commonly performed surgical operation in the United States. There is nothing moral or immoral about the choices we make about circumcision. In the past, young boys underwent ritual circumcision at a relatively late age. Some groups practice circumcision of boys aged ten to twelve to mark their passage into manhood. Ever since Abraham, circumcision was the way Jews marked their covenant with God. Brit Milah, or circumcision, is performed on a Jewish male eight days after he is born. I am a pediatric surgeon who has observed numerous circumcisions done by excellent Mohelim. This is an extremely rare type of cancer, and circumcision may only offer protection if done in childhood, not during puberty. Sometimes circumcision is carried out for religious reasons. Although circumcision is carried out more often on babies and young boys, it can be performed on men of any age. Male circumcision is one of the most common surgical operations done worldwide and is considered by many to be a minor procedure. Young men who undergo circumcision at the same time become part of a social group that lasts for a lifetime. 1.1 (in church use) the feast of the Circumcision of Jesus, January 1. （宗教用语）割礼节（1月1日，纪念耶稣受割礼） Example sentencesExamples New Years is still observed as the Feast of Christ's Circumcision by some denominations. Most secular celebrations also are tied to religious holidays, like Christmas or New Year's (the Circumcision of Jesus). 2The action or practice of circumcising a girl or young woman; female circumcision. 包皮环割术，环切术，割礼。参见FEMALE CIRCUMCISION Example sentencesExamples The circumcision of a girl is performed in infancy. The programme has also helped to cut down the number of young girls lined up for circumcision in the area this year. Circumcision deprives girls of much of their ability to experience sexual pleasure. An Australian couple has appeared in court for allegedly organising an illegal circumcision of their one-year-old baby girl in Indonesian province of Bali. Both songs are traditionally sung by girls during circumcision. In 1999, in Paris, they found someone who had performed 50 circumcisions on young girls. There is a sharp increase in the number of girls and women undergoing circumcision in the country. 'By the end of that year, it appeared that we had reduced the circumcision of girls by 36 percent,' he added. Women who advocate circumcision for their daughters feel they are protecting their own as well as their daughter's virginity and their family's reputation. Her father, who died five years ago, also decided that the local practice of circumcision was not for his girls. Origin Middle English: from late Latin circumcisio(n-), from the verb circumcidere (see circumcise).
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