English noun: Circumcision |
1. | Circumcision (time) (Roman Catholic Church and Anglican Church) feast day celebrating the circumcision of Jesus; celebrated on January 1st |
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| Synonyms | Feast of the Circumcision, January 1 |
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| Broader (hypernym) | feast day, fete day |
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| Domain category | Anglican Church, Anglican Communion, Church of England, Church of Rome, Roman Catholic, Roman Catholic Church, Roman Church, Western Church |
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2. | circumcision (act) the act of circumcising performed on males eight days after birth as a Jewish and Muslim religious rite |
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| Broader (hypernym) | religious rite, rite |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | Berit, Berith, Bris, Briss, Brith |
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3. | circumcision (act) the act of circumcising; surgical removal of the foreskin of males |
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| Broader (hypernym) | abscission, cutting off |
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