transitive verb. 1 : to perceive the odor or scent of through stimuli affecting the olfactory nerves : get the odor or scent of with the nose. 2 : to detect or become aware of as if by the sense of smell I smell trouble. 3 : to emit the odor of. intransitive verb. 1 : to exercise the sense of smell.
The command is compulsory for Jews. Circumcision is also practised by secular Jews and connects Jews of all tendencies, from orthodox to reform, with another. It is not only a tradition but a central part of the Jewish identity. It is of essential significance and constitutive for being a Jew.
âAnd as to the institution of circumcision, it is not that we are circumcised like the Jews, for we know the word of the teaching of Paul, fount of wisdom, which says: âcircumcision is of no avail, and lack of circumcision does not empower either â but rather the new creation which is faith in our Lord Jesus Christâ.