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Bris

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. Judaism The rite or ceremony of male circumcision, usually performed on the eighth day of life.

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n. ritual male circumcision

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. the Jewish rite of circumcision.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. the Jewish rite of circumcision performed on a male child on the eighth day of his life

Word Usage

"I'd * like* to be in bris for new years, but so far I haven't managed to nail down anyone who will actually say that they will be in bris and ergo capable of offering me somewhere to crash."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

circumcision

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

berith brith brit milah