Cir`cum*cision (?), n.
[L. circumcisio.]
1. The act of cutting off the prepuce or foreskin of males, or the
internal labia of females.
&fist; The circumcision of males is practiced as a religious rite by the
Jews, Mohammedans, etc.
2. (Script.) (a)
The Jews, as a circumcised people.
(b) Rejection of the sins of the
flesh; spiritual purification, and acceptance of the Christian faith.
Hear it pronounced