circumcision

Phonetic Respelling: [ sur-kuhm-sizh-uhn ]

Definition:

n. 1 surgical removal of the foreskin of males; 2 the act of performing the above on males eight days after birth as a Jewish and Muslim religious rite

Sentence:

The rabbi performed the circumcision on the eighth day after the child's birth.

More example sentences:

The rabbi performed the circumcision on the eighth day after the child's birth.

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Synonyms:

removal of the foreskin;cutting off the foreskin;Jewish rite

Antonyms:

replacing the foreskin

Circumcision rhymes:

• Two Syllable Rhymes
  • vision
• Three Syllable Rhymes
  • collision
  • decision
  • derision
  • division
  • envision
  • excision
  • incision
  • misprision
  • parisian
  • precision
  • provision
  • recision
  • rescission
  • revision
  • sarkisian
  • xyvision
• Four Syllable Rhymes
  • avedisian
  • indecision
  • multivision
  • supervision
  • tv
  • univision