CIRCUMCISED

Adjective

circumcised (not comparable)

(of an man) Having had the foreskin of the penis excised.

(of a woman) Having had the clitoris, prepuce, or labia excised.

Synonyms

• (of a man): see also circumcised.

Verb

circumcised

simple past tense and past participle of circumcise

Noun

circumcised (plural circumciseds)

a circumcised person

Source: Wiktionary


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.)

Definition: To purify spiritually.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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