anticircumcision

anticircumcision

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent-
Proto-Indo-European *-s
Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts
Proto-Indo-European *-i
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éntider.
Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der.
English anti-
English circumcision
English anticircumcision

    From anti- + circumcision.

    Adjective

    anticircumcision (comparative more anticircumcision, superlative most anticircumcision)

    1. Opposing or acting against circumcision.
      • 2007 April 15, Donald G. Mcneil Jr., “Preventing H.I.V., but at What Price?”, in New York Times‎[1]:
        Circumcision ’s effect on sex is a white-hot issue in the United States for the small but vocal anticircumcision lobby.
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