self-emasculation
noun
self-emas·cu·la·tion ˌself-i-ˌma-skyə-ˈlā-shən 
plural self-emasculations
: the act or process of emasculating oneself
One of the most disquieting features of the cult of the Great Mother is the practice of a self-emasculation by a special class of priests, the Galli.
Maria Grazia Lancellotti
Maria Grazia Lancellotti
Word History
First Known Use
1846, in the meaning defined above
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