circumcision
IPA: sɝkʌmsˈɪʒʌn
noun
- The surgical removal of the foreskin of the penis.
- The surgical removal of the clitoral hood of the clitoris; female circumcision.
- (often proscribed) The surgical removal of the clitoris; clitoridectomy, usually referred to as female genital mutilation.
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Examples of "circumcision" in Sentences
- Another big reason people advocate for circumcision is purely for cosmetic reasons.
- Some people realize that circumcision is barbaric and has no place in the 21s century.
- Not that it should matter to you, but circumcision is classified as cosmetic surgery in Ontario.
- I look forward to the day when circumcision is forgotten like other parts of 18th century medicine or bronze age rituals.
- One might ask why then do religious people CUT their children in circumcision, circumcision is a tradition of man and not of God.
- “Jews Against Circumcision” also state that Rabbi Moses Maimonides himself acknowledged that circumcision is done to desensitize the penis and curb masturbation.
- Studies performed at the University of Colorado School of Medicine revealed that circumcision is followed by prolonged, distressed non-REM (rapid eye movement) sleep.
- The American Medical Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics and equivalent organizations in Canada all state that routine circumcision is not medically justified.
- A circumcision is sometimes necessary at an older age to deal with splitting, scarring, and pain … Just ask my father, who, at 60 years young, finally addressed this problem!
- 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.
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