circumcision
noun
an act, instance, or the rite of circumcising.
circumcisions
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pluralof circumcision.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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White, in his Newsmax interview, raised the case of an investigation in Antwerp into circumcisions by a small number of mohels, Jewish specialists who perform circumcisions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 17, 2026
Assistant coroner Anton van Dellen wrote a prevention of future deaths report in which he called for action over the lack of safety and regulatory measures surrounding non-therapeutic male circumcisions.
From BBC ● Jan. 2, 2026
The reason, its authors wrote, was that “we had no data available on analgesics or possible local anesthetics used during ritual circumcisions in our cohort, so we were unable to address the paracetamol hypothesis directly.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2025
Bullock’s attorneys also noted that while baptisms were banned, there was no prohibition on Jewish circumcisions or on daycare workers and doctors holding infants.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 11, 2020
That’s because the circumcisions don’t take place every year.
From "Facing the Lion" by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman Viola
