circumcision

Signification (Anglais)

1. (countable, uncountable) The surgical excision of the foreskin and usually all or most of the penile frenulum.
2. (Judaism, countable, modern, specifically, uncountable, usually) The surgical excision of the foreskin and usually all or most of the penile frenulum.
3. (Philippines, countable, historical, uncountable) The surgical excision of the foreskin and usually all or most of the penile frenulum.
4. (countable, uncountable) The surgical excision of the clitoral hood of the clitoris; female circumcision.
5. (countable, often, proscribed, uncountable) The surgical excision of the clitoris; clitoridectomy.

Concepts

circoncision

excision

Synonymes

excision

initiation

male circumcision

circumcise

Traductions

circuncisión

Beschneidung

circuncisão

besnijdenis

περιτομή

circoncisione

circumcisió

sünnet

circumcisio

circumcisie

ختان

Zirkumzision

hazreti isa’nın sünnetinin kutlanması

ختن

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˌsɜː(ɹ)kəmˈsɪʒən/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Latin circumcīsiō(n), from circumcīdō (“cut around”), from circum (“about, around; through”) + caedō (“cut, hew”).

Phrases

Polygamy , dowries and female circumcision were all abolished .

La polygamie, les dot et la circoncision féminine ont tous été abolis.