uncircumcision

[ uhn-sur-kuhm-sizh-uhn ]

/ ˌʌn sɜr kəmˈsɪʒ ən /

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noun

the state or condition of being uncircumcised.

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

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Origin of uncircumcision

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

Words nearby uncircumcision

uncinate, uncinate process, uncinus, UNCIO, uncircumcised, uncircumcision, uncivil, uncivilized, unclad, unclaimed, unclamp

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How to use uncircumcision in a sentence

To the Corinthians he says, 'Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, but the keeping of the commandments of God.'
Expositions of Holy Scripture|Alexander Maclaren
There is much significance in the double negation of my text, 'Neither circumcision nor uncircumcision.'
Expositions of Holy Scripture|Alexander Maclaren
The "gospel of the uncircumcision" stood before the Jewish authorities, an accomplished fact.
The Expositor's Bible: The Epistle to the Galatians|G. G. Findlay
It was done as a social convenience; "uncircumcision was nothing," and could in such a case be surrendered without prejudice.
The Expositor's Bible: The Epistle to the Galatians|G. G. Findlay

Uncircumcision and impurity are to a Mohammedan synonymous terms.
History of Circumcision from the Earliest Times to the Present|Peter Charles Remondino

British Dictionary definitions for uncircumcision

uncircumcision

/ (ˌʌnsɜːkəmˈsɪʒən) /

noun

mainly New Testament the state of being uncircumcised

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