Male circumcision is the removal of the foreskin from the human penis. Islam, Coptic Christianity, and the Ethiopian Orthodox Church.

The word circumcision is from Latin circumcidere, meaning to cut around. An operation that removes the foreskin of a man or, more often, an infant’s penis. Local anistetic is used and it is a very painless surgery.

The special meaning of circumcision for the people of Israel is found in Genesis and occurs within the context of God’s renewed covenant . Circumcise definition, to remove the prepuce of (a male), especially as a religious rite. Circumcision definition, an act, instance, or the rite of circumcising. Circumcision is the removal of the foreskin of the penis to reveal the head. Cosmopolitan gets paid commissions on purchases .