Uncircumcised
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ʌnˈsɜːkəmsaɪzd/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Uncircumcised is an adjective meaning Not circumcised, intact.
Meaning
Not circumcised, intact.
More Meanings
- (by extension) Not Jewish or not Muslim; gentile.
- Spiritually impure; irreligious.
- (obsolete) Closed in, so as to work imperfectly.
Example Sentences
Surprisingly, few physicians know how to care for uncircumcised boys.
Even to-day the Turk hurls abuse at the Christian by calling him "an uncircumcised dog."
In my tradition, an uncircumcised male cannot be heir to his father's wealth, cannot marry or officiate in tribal rituals.
A child who is born to an uncircumcised girl is not allowed to live; as one old woman said, 'only women, not children can have children'
Synonyms for uncircumcised
Depending on context, synonyms include foreskinned, intact, natural, uncirced, un-circed, unsnipped.
Antonyms for uncircumcised
Common opposites include circumcised.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include exult, philistine, philistines, noncircumcised, intact, uncirced.
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