Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To remove the prepuce of (a male).
- transitive verb To remove all or part of the clitoris, prepuce, or labia of (a female).
from The Century Dictionary.
- Literally, to cut round about; specifically, to perform the act or rite of circumcision on: as, to
circumcise a child; also occasionally in Scripture, metaphorically, to purify from sin.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To cut off the prepuce of foreskin of, in the case of males, and the internal labia of, in the case of females.
- transitive verb (Script.) To purify spiritually.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To amputate the
prepuce from apenis . - verb To amputate the
clitoris ,prepuce , orlabia .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb cut the skin over the clitoris
- verb cut the foreskin off male babies or teenage boys
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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"circumcise," "baptize," we must have specific words indicating specific actions, or we would not know what to do - we would be without a revelation, - in this matter.
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Jerusalem Post writes, The measure, if it passes, would make it a misdemeanor to circumcise a boy before the age of 18, with a maximum penalty of one year's jail time or a $1,000 fine.
Mike Ghouse: Muslim Views On The Circumcision Ban Mike Ghouse 2011
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But if they should circumcise another, they shall be punished as castrators.
Bloodlust Russell Jacoby 2011
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Despite the strong case for infant circumcision, none of us would support a ballot initiative that forced parents to circumcise their sons.
Ken Blackwell: CNN's LZ Granderson Gets It Right Ken Blackwell 2011
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Jerusalem Post writes, The measure, if it passes, would make it a misdemeanor to circumcise a boy before the age of 18, with a maximum penalty of one year's jail time or a $1,000 fine.
Mike Ghouse: Muslim Views On The Circumcision Ban Mike Ghouse 2011
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Besides Jews, other peoples circumcise their sons—for instance, Muslims.
Bloodlust Russell Jacoby 2011
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Instead, the headline of the day became that President Putin wanted to circumcise a French journalist.
The Return Daniel Treisman 2011
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The Jews are permitted to circumcise their own sons.
Bloodlust Russell Jacoby 2011
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Is it too late to circumcise the head off this pe nis?
Think Progress » Despite Opposing Withdrawal From Iraq, Cheney Takes Credit For Withdrawal Success 2010
slumry commented on the word circumcise
to cut around
June 19, 2007