versnijdenis
Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom versnijden (“to cut up”) + -nis (“-ness”, deverbative suffix), calque of Ancient Greek κατατομή (katatomḗ) in Philippians 3,2. Modelled on besnijdenis.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editversnijdenis f (plural versnijdenissen)
- (biblical, Christianity, derogatory) concision, mutilation of the flesh (polemical term for circumcision).