bris
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of bris
from Hebrew, literally: covenant
Example Sentences
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As a child in New Orleans, Mr. Lemann never attended a bar mitzvah or bris; he heard neither Yiddish nor Hebrew.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
Like being recognized on a hotel rooftop while the family attended a bris, and being asked for selfies.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 9, 2021
He had said, “Given this, We will start with a bris And, in time, have a bat mitzvah, too.”
From Washington Post • Sep. 2, 2021
But it managed to pay $500,000 to Mr. Giuliani, who served as godfather for Mr. Parnas’s newborn son and attended the bris in Boca Raton, Fla.
From New York Times • Dec. 8, 2019
It was one of those Counts of Léon who so vigorously claimed his rights "de bris et d'épaves"—the laws of flotsam and jetsam—esteeming priceless as diamonds certain rocks upon which vessels were frequently wrecked.
From The Argosy Vol. 51, No. 3, March, 1891 by Wood, Charles W.
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