Bris
Brith
or Berith, Brit, Bris
- the Jewish rite of circumcising a male child eight days after his birth.
Origin of Brith
Examples from the Web for bris
Contemporary Examples of bris
At the time of his bris, she was recovering from a C-section and unable to attend.
But each of these boys underwent a bris that followed an ancient ritual not widely practiced outside the ultra-Orthodox community.
But then again, Haredi children are the key to “Jewish continuity”… so yea, Commentary will be coming to the bris.
Historical Examples of bris
Saint Bris shouts the recitative which summons the Catholics to vengeance.
A Winter Amid the IceJules Verne
Bris′tol-brick, an earthy material for scouring cutlery, like bath-brick; Bris′tol-dī′amond, a kind of crystal found near Bristol.
Febris (Fe′bris) (fever), one of the evil deities, was worshiped that she might not do harm.
1000 Mythological Characters Briefly DescribedEdward S. Ellis
Bris'sotin, one of the followers of Jean Pierre Brissot, an advanced revolutionist.
Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol 1The Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D.
On another fan (bris) the three orders of clerg, noblesse, and Tiers tat appear represented by single figures in medallions.
History of the FanGeorge Woolliscroft Rhead
bris
brith (ˈbrɪt)
- Judaism ritual circumcision of male babies, usually at eight days old, regarded as the formal entry of the child to the Jewish community
Word Origin for bris
brith
- a variant of bris
Word Origin and History for bris
Yiddish word for the circumcision ceremony, from bris milah, Ashkenazi pronunciation of brit milah "covenant of circumcision."