uncircumcised

[ uhn-sur-kuh m-sahyzd ]

/ ʌnˈsɜr kəmˌsaɪzd /

adjective

not circumcised.

not Jewish; gentile.

heathen; unregenerate.

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Origin of uncircumcised

1350–1400; Middle English; see un-¹, circumcised

Words nearby uncircumcised

uncinate fit, uncinate gyrus, uncinate process, uncinus, uncio, uncircumcised, uncircumcision, uncivil, uncivilized, unclad, unclaimed

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Example sentences from the Web for uncircumcised

Most of the health risks borne by uncircumcised men fall solely on them, rather than the population at large.
Circumcision Has Health Benefits, but Doctors Should Leave the Decision Up to Parents|Russell Saunders|April 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“I remember how uncircumcised kids were treated in the locker room,” he says.
American Academy of Pediatrics: Circumcise It!|Lizzie Crocker|August 27, 2012|DAILY BEAST
What could uncircumcised Philistines know about these precious realities?
Elijah the Tishbite|C. (Charles) H. (Henry) Mackintosh
Then Saul said to his armourbearer: Draw thy sword, and kill me: lest these uncircumcised come, and slay me, and mock at me.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various

"Anguish came upon him," and he feared to fall into the hands of the uncircumcised.
Selections from the Prose Writings of John Henry Cardinal Newman|John Henry Newman
And is an uncircumcised Philistine more invincible than the lion and the bear?
A Christian Directory (Volume 1 of 4)|Richard Baxter
I do not care to expose the chosen seed to the prophane mockery of the uncircumcised.
Private Letters of Edward Gibbon (1753-1794) Volume 1 (of 2)|Edward Gibbon

British Dictionary definitions for uncircumcised

uncircumcised

/ (ʌnˈsɜːkəmˌsaɪzd) /

adjective

not circumcised

not Jewish; gentile

theol not purified

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