intactivist

English

Etymology

Blend of intact +‎ activist.

Noun

intactivist (plural intactivists)

1. A person who is involved in intactivism; one who campaigns against involuntary, nontherapeutic genital modification, such as infant male circumcision.
   • 2022, Samah Choudhury, Michael J. Altman, Prea Persaud, editors, American Examples: New Conversations about Religion, volume 2, University of Alabama Press, →ISBN, page 173:

     Intactivists argue that the bodies of male babies should remain physically intact, and they consider circumcision to be genital mutilation.

Synonyms

• (one opposed to male circumcision): anti-circer, anti-circumcisionist

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “one opposed to male circumcision”): pro-circer, pro-circumcisionist

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English intactivist.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɪn.tɑk.tiˈvɪst/
• Hyphenation: in‧tac‧ti‧vist
• Rhymes: -ɪst

Noun

intactivist m (plural intactivisten)

1. intactivist [from ca. 2010]

   Hij is intactivist, maar hij vindt het prima als volwassenen zich laten besnijden.

   He's an intactivist, but he finds it all right when adults have themselves circumcised.