brit milah

English

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Etymology

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

Noun

brit milah (plural brit milahs)

  2. (Judaism) The Jewish ceremony of circumcision normally performed on the eighth day of life.
    Synonym: bris
    Coordinate term: brit shalom
  3. A modern reinvention of the Jewish ceremony.
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