uncircumcision
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- noun
- /ˌʌnˌsɜr.kəmˈsɪʒ.ən/
- Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing.
Examples
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15 For neither circumcision counts for anything, nor uncircumcision, but a new creation.
Blog text (13) -
6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision counts for anything, but only faith working through love.
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For in Christ Jesus, neither circumcision nor uncircumcision counts for anything, but only faith working through love.
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"At best, he seems to say it is irrelevant; neither circumcision nor uncircumcision counts for anything" (Gal. 5:6).
Academic text (2000) -
In the last two verses I'll touch on this morning, St. Paul continues by saying, "For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision avails anything, but a new creation."
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Gal 2:7 But contrariwise, when they saw that the gospel of the uncircumcision was committed unto me, as the gospel of the circumcision was unto Peter.
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He does not condemn Jews for circumcision; he condemns Jews who want to condemn Gentiles for their uncircumcision.
Academic text (2000) -
My life verses are Colossians 2:13-14, which say, "And when you were dead in trespasses and in the uncircumcision of your flesh, He made you alive with Him and forgave us all our trespasses."
Blog text (1) -
My belief in the equality of all people arises from the Bible, from the Book of Colossians: where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ is all, and in all.
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In many cultures, uncircumcision is viewed as a common practice among certain groups.
Antonyms
- Specialized
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7.3
Removal of the skin covering the tip of the penis for religious, cultural, or medical reasons
Surface Forms
Morphology
uncircumcision = circumcision (transparent) = un + circumcision
A clear productive negation: 'un-' + 'circumcision' yields the literal sense 'not circumcised', which an average learner can deduce.
Etymology
Uncircumcision begins with un- 'not' and the word circumcision, which comes from parts meaning circum- 'around' and a root 'to cut' (the same circum- you see in circumference). So uncircumcision literally means 'not cut around', which explains its modern use for someone who has not had the foreskin removed.