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Definition of "uncircumcised" []

  • Not circumcised. (adjective)
  • Not Jewish; Gentile. (adjective)
  • Not Christian. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "uncircumcised" in a sentence
  • "For the unchangeable God governs the world on the same unchangeable principles. thou shall lie in ... uncircumcised -- As circumcision was an object of mocking to thee, thou shall lie in the midst of the uncircumcised, slain by their sword [Grotius]."
  • "It says that when shown _pictures_ of both, they prefer circumcised to uncircumcised, which is unsurprising."
  • "The preaching of the gospel to the uncircumcised, that is, to the Gentiles."
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