"brit milah" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: brit milahs [plural]
Etymology: From Hebrew בְּרִית מִילָה (literally “covenant of circumcision”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|he|בְּרִית מִילָה|lit=covenant of circumcision}} Hebrew בְּרִית מִילָה (literally “covenant of circumcision”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} brit milah (plural brit milahs)
  1. (Judaism) The Jewish ceremony of circumcision normally performed on the eighth day of life. Wikidata QID: Q848599 Tags: Judaism Categories (topical): Judaism, Circumcision
    Sense id: en-brit_milah-en-noun-en:Q848599 Disambiguation of Circumcision: 98 2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 96 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 95 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 96 4
  2. A modern reinvention of the Jewish ceremony.
    Sense id: en-brit_milah-en-noun-gG3rVD4w
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: bris, bris milah

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