Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

uncircumcision

/ˌʌnsɝkəmˈsɪʒən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.44 in modern English

Syllables: un-cir-cum-ci-sion
IPA: /ˌʌnsɝkəmˈsɪʒən/

22

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The absence of a circumcision; not being circumcised.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.""
"As the apostle of the Gentiles declares, that circumcision is nothing and uncircumcision is nothing, but the keeping of the commandments of God: so as baptism occupies the place of circumcision, baptism is nothing and the want of it nothing, unless accompanied with a sincere, universal and irrevocable purpose to keep the commandments of God."

Etymology

From un- + circumcision.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: un

Usage

Inflected Forms

uncircumcisions (plural)

Rhymes With

decision division television vision field of vision precision collision revision circumcision eurovision envision incision

Questions

How do you pronounce uncircumcision?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌʌnsɝkəmˈsɪʒən/.
What does uncircumcision mean?: The absence of a circumcision; not being circumcised.
Where does uncircumcision come from?: From un- + circumcision.

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