brit milah

English

Etymology

From Hebrew בְּרִית מִילָה‎ (literally “covenant of circumcision”).

Noun

brit milah (plural brit milahs)

(Judaism) The Jewish ceremony of male circumcision normally performed on the eighth day of life.

Synonyms

bris

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