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FEAST OF THE CIRCUMCISION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(Roman Catholic Church and Anglican Church) feast day celebrating the circumcision of Jesus; celebrated on January 1st
Synonyms:
Circumcision; Feast of the Circumcision; January 1
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
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)
