| n. | 1. | The act of cutting off the prepuce or foreskin of males, or the internal labia of females. |
| 2. | (Script.) The Jews, as a circumcised people. |
| Noun | 1. | Circumcision - (Roman Catholic Church and Anglican Church) feast day celebrating the circumcision of Jesus; celebrated on January 1st Synonyms: Feast of the Circumcision, January 1 |
| 2. | circumcision - the act of circumcising performed on males eight days after birth as a Jewish and Muslim religious rite | |
| 3. | circumcision - the act of circumcising; surgical removal of the foreskin of males |