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circumcision

N การ ขลิบ หนัง หุ้ม ลึงค์ ออก  การ ชำระล้าง จิตวิญญาณ ให้ บริสุทธิ์ 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CIRCUMCISION

Cir `cum *cision, n. Etym: [L. circumcisio.]

 

1. The act of cutting off the prepuce or foreskin of males, or the internal labia of females.

 

Note: The circumcision of males is practiced as a religious rite by the Jews, Mohammedans, etc.

 

2. (Script. ) (a ) The Jews, as a circumcised people. (b ) Rejection of the sins of the flesh; spiritual purification, and acceptance of the Christian faith.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

circumcision

cir cum ci sion |ˌsərkəmˈsiZHən, ˈsərkəmˌsiZHən ˌsərkəmˈsɪʒən | noun the action or practice of circumcising a young boy or man. See also female circumcision. ( Circumcision ) (in church use ) the feast of the Circumcision of Jesus, January 1. ORIGIN Middle English: from late Latin circumcisio (n- ), from the verb circumcidere (see circumcise ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

circumcision

cir ¦cum |ci ¦sion |səːkəmˈsɪʒ (ə )n | noun 1 [ mass noun ] the action or practice of circumcising a young boy or man. (also female circumcision ) (among some peoples ) the traditional practice of cutting off the clitoris and sometimes the labia of girls or young women. 2 ( Circumcision ) (in church use ) the feast of the Circumcision of Christ, 1 January. ORIGIN Middle English: from late Latin circumcisio (n- ), from the verb circumcidere (see circumcise ).

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

circumcision

cir cum ci sion /sə̀ː r kəmsɪ́ʒ (ə )n /名詞 1 U C 割礼 (かつれい )(の儀式 ).2 〖C- 〗割礼祭 〘1月1日; キリストの割礼を祝う教会行事 〙.