briss

1 9.9

A Jewish ceremony where a baby boy is circumcised on the eighth day after birth

noun
/brɪs/

: brith

So I decided, why don't we get someone in here to teach you about the Briss ceremony?

So I decided, why don't we get someone in here to teach you about the Briss ceremony?

Examples

You want me to give you a second briss?

2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams (2010)
Lots of talk about this with Mari Smith and Hugh Briss on Facebook.

Blog text (5)
My favorite joke when I'm at a Briss is to say it's to say, man, this calamari is good at the dinner afterwards.
The family celebrated the briss of their newborn son with a gathering of loved ones.
During the briss, the rabbi recited blessings while the baby was held in a special chair.
It is customary to serve a festive meal after the briss to celebrate the occasion.

Synonyms

circumcision

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Specialized

73 7.3

Removal of the skin covering the tip of the penis for religious, cultural, or medical reasons

is the specific Jewish ritual version usually performed around the eighth day

bris

vsbriss

9 9.5

A Jewish religious ceremony to circumcise a baby boy, usually on the eighth day after birth

is the identical ritual but represented by another common spelling

Brith

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1 9.3

A Jewish religious ceremony that circumcises a baby boy, usually on the eighth day

is the same religious ritual though written or pronounced differently

Berith

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9.9

A Jewish ceremony to circumcise a baby boy on his eighth day

is the same ceremony but is a variant spelling or traditional name

berit

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9.9

A Jewish religious ceremony where a baby boy is circumcised, usually on the eighth day

is the same ritual expressed with an alternative transliteration or form

Surface Forms

briss singular

brisses plural

Etymology

Briss comes from Yiddish bris and the Hebrew phrase brit milah, which means 'covenant of circumcision' or 'special promise'. So a briss is the ceremony when a baby boy is circumcised and welcomed into that covenant.