English-Thai Dictionary
circumcise
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Webster's 1828 Dictionary
CIRCUMCISE
v.t.To cut off the prepuce or foreskin of males; a ceremony or rite in the Jewish and Mohammedan religions. The word is applied also to a practice among some nations of performing a like operation upon females.
CIRCUMCISER
n.The act of cutting off the prepuce or foreskin.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
CIRCUMCISE
Cir "cum *cise, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Circumcised; p. pr. & vb. n.Circumcising.] Etym: [L. circumcisus, p. p. of circumcidere to cut around, to circumcise; circum + caedere to cut; akin to E. cæsura, homicide, concise, and prob. to shed, v. t.]
1. To cut off the prepuce of foreskin of, in the case of males, and the internal labia of, in the case of females.
2. (Script. )
Defn: To purify spiritually.
CIRCUMCISER
CIRCUMCISER Cir "cum *ci `ser, n.
Defn: One who performs circumcision. Milton.
New American Oxford Dictionary
circumcise
cir cum cise |ˈsərkəmˌsīz ˈsərkəmˌsaɪz | ▶verb [ with obj. ] cut off the foreskin of (a young boy or man, esp. a baby ) as a religious rite, esp. in Judaism and Islam, or as a medical treatment. • cut off the clitoris, and sometimes the labia, of (a girl or young woman ) as a traditional practice among some peoples. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French circonciser, or from Latin circumcis- ‘cut around, ’ from the verb circumcidere, from circum ‘around, about ’ + caedere ‘to cut. ’
Oxford Dictionary
circumcise
circumcise |ˈsəːkəmsʌɪz | ▶verb [ with obj. ] cut off the foreskin of (a young boy or man, especially a baby ) as a religious rite, especially in Judaism and Islam, or as a medical treatment. • cut off the clitoris, and sometimes the labia, of (a girl or young woman ) as a traditional practice among some peoples. DERIVATIVES circumciser noun ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French circonciser, or from Latin circumcis- ‘cut around ’, from the verb circumcidere, from circum ‘around, about ’ + caedere ‘to cut ’.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
circumcise
cir cum cise /sə́ː r kəmsàɪz /動詞 他動詞 1 〈人 〉に割礼 (かつれい )を施す 〘ユダヤ教 イスラムなどで宗教的な理由から男子の陰茎の包皮, 女子の陰核を切除する 〙.2 ⦅古 ⦆…を (精神的に )浄化する .