circumcising — cir·cum·cise || sÉœËkÉ™msaɪz v. surgically remove the foreskin of the penis … English contemporary dictionary
History of male circumcision — It has been variously proposed that male circumcision began as a religious sacrifice, as a rite of passage marking a boy s entrance into adulthood, as a form of sympathetic magic to ensure virility, as a means of suppressing (or enhancing) sexual … Wikipedia
Circumcision — This article is about male circumcision. For female circumcision, see Female genital mutilation. Circumcision Intervention Circumcision being performed in central Asia, possibly Turkmenistan c. 1865–1872. Restored albumen … Wikipedia
Circumcision — • The Hebrew word, like the Greek (peritome), and the Latin (circumcisio), signifies a cutting and, specifically, the removal of the prepuce, or foreskin, from the penis Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Circumcision Circu … Catholic encyclopedia
Circumcision controversies — This article is about male circumcision. For female circumcision, see Female genital mutilation. For the female circumcision controversy in Kenya, 1929–1931, see Female circumcision controversy. Male circumcision has often been, and remains, the… … Wikipedia
Circumcision and law — This article is about laws concerning male circumcision. For the legal status of female genital mutilation, see female genital mutilation. There exist laws restricting or regulating circumcision, some dating back to ancient times. In a number of… … Wikipedia
Economy (Eastern Orthodox Church) — In the Eastern Orthodox and Greek Catholic Churches and in the teaching of the Church Fathers which undergirds the theology of those Churches, economy or oeconomy (Greek: οικονόμια, economia ) has several meanings. [Lampe, et al, A Patristic… … Wikipedia
Circumcision controversy in early Christianity — Part of a series on The Bible … Wikipedia
Circumcision and HIV — This article is about male circumcision and HIV. For female circumcision and HIV, see Female genital cutting#HIV. Over forty epidemiological studies have been conducted to investigate the relationship between male circumcision and HIV… … Wikipedia
Religious male circumcision — This article is about religious male circumcision. For the history of male circumcision, see History of male circumcision. For the Early Christian controversy, see Circumcision controversy in early Christianity. Religious male circumcision… … Wikipedia
