brit milah
noun[SorU]
(alsoBrit Milah,Brith Milah)uk/ˌbrɪt ˈmiː.lə//ˌbrɪt mɪˈlɑː/us/ˌbrɪt miˈlɑː/aceremonyin which aJewishmale, usually an 8-day-oldbaby, iscircumcised(= thelooseskinat the end of hispenisiscutoff):
Britmilah is a way towelcomemalebabiesinto thecovenantthrough theriteofcircumcision.
Thebritmilahceremonyfollowsabasicstructure, but theservicecan beadaptedto make itrelevantfor eachfamily.
Synonym
bris
- Somescholarssaybritmilah isenjoyingarenaissancein the Reform Movement.
- A non-cuttingceremonycanreplaceBritMilah (ritualcircumcision).
- For aJewishman you might say thatyourBritMilah,otherwiseknownasyourcircumcision,teachesyou that there ispaininlife.
- SomeJewishparentsareconductingalternatebris (Brith Milah)ceremonies, "a bris blee milah," anamingceremonywithoutcircumcision.
Religious ceremonies & prayers
- alleluia
- amen
- anoint
- anointed
- anointment
- communicant
- communion
- confirm
- confirmation
- consecrate
- invocation
- litany
- liturgical
- liturgy
- ordain
- sacramental
- thanksgiving
- the last rites
- unction
- vespers