Circumcision \Cir`cum*cision\, n. [L. circumcisio.]

1. The act of cutting off the prepuce or foreskin of males, or the internal labia of females.

Note: The circumcision of males is practiced as a religious rite by the Jews, Mohammedans, etc.

2. (Script.)
   (a) The Jews, as a circumcised people.
   (b) Rejection of the sins of the flesh; spiritual purification, and acceptance of the Christian faith.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)