bris

brith (ˈbrɪt)

/ (ˈbrɪs) /

noun

Judaism ritual circumcision of male babies, usually at eight days old, regarded as the formal entry of the child to the Jewish community

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To cook in water that begins cold and then reaches a boil.

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Word Origin for bris

from Hebrew, literally: covenant

Words nearby bris

briolette, briony, briquet, Briquet's syndrome, briquette, bris, brisance, Brisbane, Brisbane box, brisé, brise-bise

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Example sentences from the Web for bris

At the time of his bris, she was recovering from a C-section and unable to attend.
Why Ultra-Orthodox Jewish Babies Keep Getting Herpes|Emily Shire|July 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But each of these boys underwent a bris that followed an ancient ritual not widely practiced outside the ultra-Orthodox community.
Why Ultra-Orthodox Jewish Babies Keep Getting Herpes|Emily Shire|July 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But then again, Haredi children are the key to “Jewish continuity”… so yea, Commentary will be coming to the bris.
Welfare Reform? Not For The Orthodox|Raphael Magarik|June 13, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Saint Bris shouts the recitative which summons the Catholics to vengeance.
A Winter Amid the Ice|Jules Verne

Bris'sotin, one of the followers of Jean Pierre Brissot, an advanced revolutionist.
Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol 1|The Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D.
Bris′tol-brick, an earthy material for scouring cutlery, like bath-brick; Bris′tol-dī′amond, a kind of crystal found near Bristol.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various
Febris (Fe′bris) (fever), one of the evil deities, was worshiped that she might not do harm.
1000 Mythological Characters Briefly Described|Edward S. Ellis
On another fan (bris) the three orders of clerg, noblesse, and Tiers tat appear represented by single figures in medallions.
History of the Fan|George Woolliscroft Rhead

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