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noun
The Jewish ceremony of circumcision normally performed on the eighth day of life.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Judaism
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Synonyms: bris
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noun
A modern reinvention of the Jewish ceremony.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
Borrowed from Hebrew בְּרִית מִילָה (literally “covenant of circumcision”).
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