uncircumcision

[ uhn-sur-kuhm-sizh-uhn ]

noun
  1. the state or condition of being uncircumcised.

  2. people who are not circumcised; gentiles. Romans 2:26.

Origin of uncircumcision

1
First recorded in 1520–30; un-1 + circumcision

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British Dictionary definitions for uncircumcision

uncircumcision

/ (ˌʌnsɜːkəmˈsɪʒən) /


noun
  1. mainly New Testament the state of being uncircumcised

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