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BERITH
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The Jewish rite of circumcision performed on a male child on the eighth day of his life
Synonyms:
Berit; Berith; Bris; Briss; Brith
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("Berith" is a kind of...):
circumcision (the act of circumcising performed on males eight days after birth as a Jewish and Muslim religious rite)