feast of the circumcision

1. 1.

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

   SynonymsCircumcisionJanuary 1

   Broaderfeast day

   Roman Catholic · Anglican Church

Questions about feast of the circumcision

What does feast of the circumcision mean?

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

What is another word for feast of the circumcision?

Close synonyms include Circumcision, January 1. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is feast of the circumcision a common word?

feast of the circumcision is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.