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BRISS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Briss mean?
• BRISS (noun)
The noun BRISS has 1 sense:
1. the Jewish rite of circumcision performed on a male child on the eighth day of his life
Familiarity information: BRISS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The Jewish rite of circumcision performed on a male child on the eighth day of his life
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
Berit; Berith; Bris; Briss; Brith
Hypernyms ("Briss" is a kind of...):
circumcision (the act of circumcising performed on males eight days after birth as a Jewish and Muslim religious rite)
Context examples
"Poor Briss," Martin communed; "he would never have forgiven me."
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
"Pretty good thing you died, Briss, old man," Martin murmured, letting the magazine slip between his knees to the floor.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
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