bris

brith (ˈbrɪt)

/ (ˈbrɪs) /

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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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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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How to use bris in a sentence

Taking a bite out of it made me feel like I was at a family bris… in a good, nostalgic way.
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At the time of his bris, she was recovering from a C-section and unable to attend.
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But each of these boys underwent a bris that followed an ancient ritual not widely practiced outside the ultra-Orthodox community.
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But then again, Haredi children are the key to “Jewish continuity”… so yea, Commentary will be coming to the bris.
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The soil chiefly consists of a decomposed limestone schist, locally termed bris.
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In construction throughout, and especially in that of the wings, Le Bris adhered as closely as possible to the original albatross.
A History of Aeronautics|E. Charles Vivian
Le Bris made his first experiment on a main road near Douarnenez, at Trefeuntec.
A History of Aeronautics|E. Charles Vivian
Il n'y avoit rien a esperer du bris; les vagues avoient tout fait rouler ca et la dans la mer.
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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.