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🚫 Not circumcised 💔 Spiritual impurity
uncircumcision

uncircumcision

1 9.9
A lack of religious feeling or moral concern in people
  • noun
  • /ˌʌnˌsɜr.kəmˈsɪʒ.ən/
  • Offensive
: incircuncisión
  • In ancient texts, uncircumcision often symbolized a lack of spiritual commitment.

Examples

  • The uncircumcision of his heart led to his moral decline.

  • The prophet spoke of the people's uncircumcision of heart, urging them to seek forgiveness.

  • The preacher warned that uncircumcision of the heart could lead to moral decline.

  • In ancient texts, uncircumcision often symbolizes spiritual blindness.

  • The ancient texts warned against the dangers of uncircumcision, equating it with spiritual blindness.

  • Many religious leaders speak of uncircumcision as a metaphor for a lack of moral awareness.

  • In discussions of faith, uncircumcision can symbolize a heart that is closed to divine truths.

Antonyms

purity
  • Formal
30 3.9

The state of being without moral wrong or corruption

refinement
12 5.9

A polished, elegant way of acting that shows good taste

How Pure

holiness
61 5.8
purity
  • Formal
30 3.9
piety
23 7.7
uncircumcision
  • Offensive
1 9.9
impurity
20 5.1
sinfulness
4 7.5
depravity
  • Formal
24 8.8

Surface Forms

uncircumcision singular
uncircumcisions plural

Morphology

uncircumcision = circumcision (opaque) = un + circumcision

Although formally 'un-' + 'circumcision', this sense relies on a specialized figurative/religious meaning of 'circumcision' (spiritual purity), so the moral/spiritual sense is not directly deducible by average learners from the components.

Etymology

Uncircumcision was also used in old religious writing to describe a state of being closed or 'covered' inside, because circumcision is about being 'cut around' and so stands for being opened or chosen. That's why uncircumcision of the heart came to mean a heart not open to faith or moral feeling.