Hyphenation of circumcision

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word circumcision? This word can be hyphenated and contains 4 syllables as shown below.

cir-cum-ci-sion

Definitions of circumcision:

1.	(Roman Catholic Church and Anglican Church) feast day celebrating the circumcision of Jesus Celebrated on January 1st
2.	The act of circumcising performed on males eight days after birth as a Jewish and Muslim religious rite
3.	The act of circumcising Surgical removal of the foreskin of males

Synonyms of circumcision:

noun	Circumcision, Feast of the Circumcision, January 1, feast day, fete day
noun	rite, religious rite
noun	abscission, cutting off

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