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I've had a bris, was Bar Mitzvahed and, on occasion, have referred to a temple as a shul. I've never denied it, nor have I disguised it. I am, indeed, a Jew.
Alan Zweibel

Meaning of "bris" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BRIS

From Hebrew, literally: covenant.
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PRONUNCIATION OF BRIS

bris  [ˈbrɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BRIS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bris is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BRIS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

bris

Brit milah

The brit milah is a Jewish religious male circumcision ceremony performed on the eighth day of a male infant's life by a mohel. The brit milah is followed by a celebratory meal.

Definition of bris in the English dictionary

The definition of bris in the dictionary is ritual circumcision of male babies, usually at eight days old, regarded as the formal entry of the child to the Jewish community.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BRIS


actress
ˈæktrɪs
doris
ˈdɒrɪs
ex-libris
eks ˈliːbrɪs
fortress
ˈfɔːtrɪs
Harris
ˈhærɪs
Horace
ˈhɒrɪs
hubris
ˈhjuːbrɪs
hybris
ˈhaɪbrɪs
iris
ˈaɪrɪs
kris
krɪs
labrys
ˈlæbrɪs
mattress
ˈmætrɪs
Maurice
ˈmɒrɪs
mistress
ˈmɪstrɪs
Morris
ˈmɒrɪs
nebris
ˈnebrɪs
Osiris
əʊˈsaɪrɪs
Paris
ˈpærɪs
Polaris
pəˈlɑːrɪs
waitress
ˈweɪtrɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BRIS

briquette
brisance
brisant
Brisbane
brise
brise-soleil
brisk
brisken
brisket
briskish
briskly
briskness
brisling
Brisso
Brissot
bristle
bristle brush
bristle worm
bristle-grass
bristlecone pine

WORDS THAT END LIKE BRIS

ambergris
angina pectoris
auris
Capris
clitoris
debris
Eris
ex libris
fris
Gris
Guillaume de Lorris
iberis
loris
orbicularis
orris
sui generis
Sybaris
Tigris
Treaty of Paris
Ventris

Synonyms and antonyms of bris in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «bris» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BRIS

Find out the translation of bris to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bris from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bris» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

业务收益指数
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

bris
570 millions of speakers

English

bris
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Bris
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

خسارتك
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Брис
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bris
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কয়লার গুণ্ড়ায় তৈয়ারি ডিম্বাকৃতি গুল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bris
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Briket
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Bris
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

のBRI
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

BRIS
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Briquette
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

bris
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தாவர கட்டிகளை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ब्रिकेट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

briket
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

bris
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bris
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Бріс
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

circumcizie
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

bris
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Bris
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bris
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bris
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bris

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BRIS»

The term «bris» is quite widely used and occupies the 31.307 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BRIS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bris

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QUOTES WITH «BRIS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word bris.
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Alan Zweibel
I've had a bris, was Bar Mitzvahed and, on occasion, have referred to a temple as a shul. I've never denied it, nor have I disguised it. I am, indeed, a Jew.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BRIS»

Discover the use of bris in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bris and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Baby's Bris
Sophie becomes a big sister and, during the first eight days of her brother's life, learns about the custom of bris (circumcision) and celebrates the event with her family and new brother Ben.
Susan Wilkowski, 1999
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Rosie and the Mole: The Story of a Bris
Rosie worries that her baby brother will get hurt when he has his bris, since she hears the "mohel," who will do the rite, as "mole," in a story with information about Jewish names
Judy Silverman, Philip L. Sherman, 1999
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Bris milah
The traditions, laws and customs of this momentous occasion presented by a leading Mohel.
Paysach J. Krohn, Nosson Scherman, 1985
4
Lafayette: Hero of the American Revolution
The rousing story of Lafayette—“adopted son” of George Washington—and his vital role in the American Revolution In this long-overdue history of Marquis Gilbert de Lafayette, acclaimed French author Gonzague Saint Bris recounts ...
Gonzague Saint Bris, 2011
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Dictionarium Scoto-Celticum: a Dictionary of the Gaelic ...
I. Part by violence: bris. 2. burst, or open by force : bris, sgealb, tilg fosgailte. 3. pierce or divide, as light does darkness: dealaich, bris, toll, cuir as a chéile. 4-. destroy by violence : bris, sgrios, buail sios. 5. batter, make breaches or gaps in: bris, ...
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Hachibur - Book One
See za-am. English : Health Related Items : za-am Topic : bris Covenant. See bris milah. English : Covenant Related Items : bris milah Topic : bris ha'avroham Covenant of Abraham. i.e. bris milah (circumcision). See bris milah, leyli erut.
Warren Cyr, 2009
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Jews, God, and Videotape: Religion and Media in America
Unlike other Jewish celebrations that have engendered an elaborate material culture, the bris has become visually more austere. What, then, prompts photographing or videotaping this ritual? Although indigenous visual documentation of the ...
Jeffrey Shandler, 2009
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British Qualifications 2014: A Complete Guide to ...
Faculty. of. Arts;. www.bris.ac.uk/arts. School. of. Arts;. www.bris.ac.uk/arts. Dept of Archaeology & Anthropology; www.bris.ac. uk/archanth archaeology, evolutionary/medical/social anthropology, landscape & prehistoric archaeology, 20th ...
Kogan Page Editorial Staff, 2013
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Judaism For Dummies
A brit milah is normally scheduled for the eighth day after a boy is born, even if that day falls on Shabbat (see Chapter 17) or some other holiday, which means that if a child is born on a Wednesday, the bris falls on the following Wednesday.
Rabbi Ted Falcon, David Blatner, 2011
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Law and Custom in Hasidism
Removing Tefillin on a Day on Which There is a Bns Milah There is a well-known custom, going back to olden times, that "on the day that there is a bris milah, one does not remove the tefillin until after the milah."u\ The reason given is that as ...
Aharon Ṿerṭhaim, 1992

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BRIS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bris is used in the context of the following news items.
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Player of the Year: Nat Fyfe polls two votes against Brisbane to …
3 Callan Ward (GWS), 2 Shane Mumford (GWS), 1 Dayne Beams (Bris). NORTH MELB v WEST COAST (Sam Landsberger). 3 Jack Ziebell ... «Courier Mail, Jul 15»
2
Where unsolicited advice comes from
They told us the story of the birth, then a week later, the story of the bris. We told them a few stories about when we first brought Harrison home ... «ChicagoNow, Jul 15»
3
Nat Fyfe a clear choice as AFL fans' best player ahead of Gary Ablett …
Mitch Robinson (Bris) 11%. Ryan Griffen (GWS) 10%. Kristian Jaksch (Car) 5%. SHOULD A MID-SEASON DRAFT BE INTRODUCED? Yes 44 ... «Herald Sun, Jul 15»
4
Share this story
... gold coast goes past brisbane on the ladder, Port have now lost the chance to be beaten by 3 teams in 18th this season (Bris rd 7 and carl rd ... «Herald Sun, Jul 15»
5
Geoffrey Roche - The Morus Serrator Project
... powered flight (by OttoLilienthal{1848-1896}, Clément Ader {1841-1925}, and Jean Marie Le Bris {1817-1872}). For these three visionaries, ... «Scoop.co.nz, Jul 15»
6
Gimme Da Lute, Kentuckian highlight five-horse Los Alamitos Derby
Gimme Da Lute (Midnight Lute) and Kentuckian (Tiznow) each registered triple-digit BRIS Speed ratings pocketing graded stakes tallies at Santa Anita last time ... «Brisnet.com, Jul 15»
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SANTA ANITA NOTEBOOK
... 3 1/2 lengths on top and sped seven-eighths in a sharp 1:20 1/5 for conditioner Ron Ellis, registering a whopping 110 BRIS Speed rating. «Brisnet.com, Jul 15»
8
The Producers wowing them at Olney Theatre Center (review)
Graae's turn as Hitler is part of his performance as Roger De Bris, whom Max describes as the worst director in the world, hired to make ... «DC Theatre Scene, Jun 15»
9
Orli in the wood: Giving Borehamwood's Jewish community bagels
He has branched out into catering simchas, stone settings, lavoya, bris' and baby blessings. He makes himself available out of hours to ... «Jewish News, Jun 15»
10
Mindshare topples Maxus, tops Indian media agency rankings
Michele Le Bris, APAC regional director for RECMA, declined to share the list of the top 10 Indian media agencies based on the study. Industry ... «Economic Times, Jun 15»

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