bris
bris — noun
- brissingular
- brisesplural
1. a traditional Jewish ceremony held eight days after a baby boy is born, during w
a traditional Jewish ceremony held eight days after a baby boy is born, during which the infant is circumcised as a religious rite that marks his entry into the covenant between God and the Jewish people
Yael's nephew had his bris at the synagogue, followed by a festive family meal.
collocation: have a bris
Before the mohel performed the circumcision, the rabbi explained the bris to the guests.
collocation: perform a bris
Putri attended a bris for her neighbour's son and felt moved by the warm celebration.
Aylin watched the bris ceremony and later asked her Jewish friend many questions about it.
In her world religion class, Tendai read about the bris and wrote a report.
- brit milah
the formal Hebrew name for the same ceremony; more common in Israeli and modern Orthodox contexts
- circumcision ceremony
a general descriptive term that may apply to non-Jewish traditions as well; less specific than 'bris'
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The term comes from Yiddish, which itself borrowed it from Hebrew. The full Hebrew name for the ceremony is brit milah (ברית מילה), meaning 'covenant of circumcision'. In English, bris is more common in Ashkenazi Jewish communities, while brit milah is widely used in modern Hebrew and formal contexts.