FEAST OF THE CIRCUMCISION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Feast of the Circumcision mean? 

• FEAST OF THE CIRCUMCISION (noun)
  The noun FEAST OF THE CIRCUMCISION has 1 sense:

1. (Roman Catholic Church and Anglican Church) feast day celebrating the circumcision of Jesus; celebrated on January 1st

  Familiarity information: FEAST OF THE CIRCUMCISION used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FEAST OF THE CIRCUMCISION (noun)

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Meaning:

(Roman Catholic Church and Anglican Church) feast day celebrating the circumcision of Jesus; celebrated on January 1st

Classified under:

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations

Synonyms:

Circumcision; Feast of the Circumcision; January 1

Hypernyms ("Feast of the Circumcision" is a kind of...):

feast day; fete day (a day designated for feasting)

Domain category:

Church of Rome; Roman Catholic; Roman Catholic Church; Roman Church; Western Church (the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy)

Anglican Church; Anglican Communion; Church of England (the national church of England (and all other churches in other countries that share its beliefs); has its see in Canterbury and the sovereign as its temporal head)