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Definition of Circumcises
1. circumcise [v] - See also: circumcise
Lexicographical Neighbors of Circumcises
Literary usage of Circumcises
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Story of Venice by Thomas Okey (1907)
"(13) Abraham circumcises Ishmael. (14) Abraham circumcises his household. (15
and 16) in the lunette over St Peter, above the inner door, Abraham receives ..."
2. The Acts of the Apostles by Joseph Rawson Lumby (1891)
"Paul revisits Derbe and Lystra, chooses Timothy for a companion in his mission,
and circumcises him. They pass through Phrygia and Galatia, and come into ..."
3. The Works of John Donne: With a Memoir of His Life by John Donne (1839)
"... circumcises, In circumcising thou shalt circumcise; which denoted a diligent
and a present despatch; so Abraham did despatch it diligently and presently ..."
4. The System of Doctrines: Contained in Divine Revelation, Explained and by Samuel Hopkins (1811)
"Yet the scripture speaks of them to whom God gives a new heart, and whose heart
he circumcises, and whom he renews by his holy Spirit, as circumcising their ..."
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