BRIS

Meaning of BRIS in English

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■ noun the ceremony in which a Jewish baby boy is circumcised.

Origin

Heb. bĕrīṯ , short for bĕrīṯ milah 'covenant of circumcision'.

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BRIS — also ~s noun Etymology: Yiddish ~, short for ~-mile, from Hebrew bĕrīth mīlāh, literally, covenant of circumcision Date: circa 1934 …
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BRIS — variant of berith
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BRIS — Ashk. /brddis/ ; Eng. /bris/ , n. Hebrew. Brith.
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BRIS — n. Jewish ceremony of circumcision
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BRIS — also briss ˈbris Etymology: Yiddish bris, short for bris-mile, from Hebrew bĕrīth mīlāh, literally, covenant of circumcision Date: circa 1934 …
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BRIS — also called Pas Bris (French: broken step), in classical ballet, a small, battu (beaten) step. The quality of a bris …
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BRIS — n (rvlig) обрезание еврейского мальчика (это происходит через семь дней после рождения. На торжественную церемонию приглашаются друзья семьи)
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BRIS — Проворный
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BRIS — Оживленный
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BRIS — Взбудораженный
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BRIS — n. Variant: also briss Pronunciation: ' bris Function: noun Etymology: Yiddish bris, short for bris-mile, from Hebrew b ĕ r …
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BRISTOL — (brís-) n Bristol board
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BRIT MILAH — also Brith Milah noun Etymology: Hebrew bĕrīth mīlāh, literally, covenant of circumcision Date: circa 1902 bris
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BRISS — noun see: bris
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OUT — I. |au̇t, usu |au̇d.+V adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ūt; akin to Old High German ūz out, Old …
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BERITH — noun or brith or be·rit also briss or bris bəˈrith, ˈbri-, -it, -is ( plural beriths also brisses ) Etymology: …
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VIBRISSA — — vibrissal , adj. /vuy bris"euh/ , n. , pl. vibrissae /-bris"ee/ . 1. one of the stiff, bristly hairs …
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LUBRICITY — /looh bris"i tee/ , n. , pl. lubricities . 1. oily smoothness, as of a surface; slipperiness. 2. ability to …
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HYBRIS — — hybristic , adj. /huy"bris/ , n. hubris.
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HUBRIS — — hubristic , adj. /hyooh"bris, hooh"-/ , n. excessive pride or self-confidence; arrogance. Also, hybris . Cf. sophrosyne . [ …
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FEBRICITY — /fi bris"i tee/ , n. the state of being feverish. [ 1870-75; febricitas, equiv. to L * febric ( us …
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EX LIBRIS — /eks lee"bris, luy"-/ , pl. libris for 2. 1. from the library of (a phrase inscribed in or on a …
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BRUISE — /broohz/ , v. , bruised, bruising , n. v.t. 1. to injure by striking or pressing, without breaking the skin: …
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BRITH — Seph. /brddeet/ ; Ashk. /brddis/ ; Eng. /bris, brit/ , n. Hebrew. the Jewish rite of circumcising a male child …
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BRISTOL — /bris"tl/ , n. 1. a seaport in Avon, in SW England, on the Avon River near its confluence with the …
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BRISTLY — — bristliness , n. /bris"lee/ , adj., bristlier, bristliest . 1. covered or rough with bristles. 2. like or resembling …
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BRISTLE-THIGHED CURLEW — /bris"euhl thuyd'/ an Alaskan curlew, Numenius tahitiensis, that winters in Polynesia, having bristlelike feathers on its thighs.
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VIBRISSA — [vi.bris.sa] n, pl vi.bris.sae [ML, fr. L vibrare] (ca. 1693) 1: one of the stiff hairs that are located esp. …
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HUBRIS — [hu.bris] n [Gk hybris] (1884): exaggerated pride or self-confidence -- hu.bris.tic adj
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DEBRIS — [de.bris] n, pl de.bris [F debris, fr. MF, fr. debriser to break to pieces, fr. OF debrisier, fr. de- + …
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BRISTLY — [bris.tly] adj bris.tli.er ; -est (ca. 1591) 1 a: consisting of or resembling bristles b: thickly set with bristles 2: …
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BRISTLE — [bris.tle] n [ME bristil, fr. brust bristle, fr. OE byrst; akin to OHG burst bristle, and perh. to L fastigium …
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