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The meaning of Circumcise

Circumcise – definition

verb

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.

Usage examples:

Shemot rabbah tells us that the jews ceased circumcising their sons to blend in better with their e…
verb

(as a practice traditional in some cultures) partially or totally remove the external genitalia of (a girl or young woman) for non-medical reasons.

Usage examples:

The shija female initiation ceremony was performed after the young women were circumcised.

Circumcise translation into English

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割礼

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Besnijden

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Circoncire, Purifier, Faire purifier

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Beschneiden

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खतना, सुन्‍नत अथवा खतना करना, परिशुद्ध करना

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Circoncidere

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할례, 할례를 베풀다, 포피를 잘라내다, 번뇌를 없애고 마음을 깨끗이 하다

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Обрезать, Совершать обрезание, Совершать круговое сечение, Очищать духовно

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Circuncidar

Word origin

Middle English: from Old French circonciser, or from Latin circumcis- ‘cut around’, from the verb circumcidere, from circum ‘around, about’ + caedere ‘to cut’.

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