Definition of "circumcision" []

• The act of circumcising. (noun)
• A religious ceremony in which someone is circumcised. (noun)
• A Christian feast celebrating the circumcision of Jesus. Used with the. (noun)
• January 1, the day on which this feast is celebrated. Used with the. (noun)

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• "One might ask why then do religious people CUT their children in circumcision, circumcision is a tradition of man and not of God."
• "This spiritual circumcision is realized in, or by, union with Christ, whose "circumcision," whereby He became responsible for us to keep the whole law, is imputed to believers for justification; and union with whom, in all His vicarious obedience, including His circumcision, is the source of our sanctification."
• "Another big reason people advocate for circumcision is purely for cosmetic reasons."