Circumcision

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun The Jews, as a circumcised people.

II. Circumcision ·noun The act of cutting off the prepuce or foreskin of males, or the internal labia of females.

III. Circumcision ·noun Rejection of the sins of the flesh; spiritual purification, and acceptance of the Christian faith.

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