brit milah
noun [ S or U ] (also Brit Milah, Brith Milah) uk/ˌbrɪt ˈmiː.lə/ /ˌbrɪt mɪˈlɑː/ us/ˌbrɪt miˈlɑː/
犹太割礼
a ceremony in which a Jewish male, usually an 8-day-old baby, is circumcised (= the loose skin at the end of his penis is cut off)
Brit milah is a way to welcome male babies into the covenant through the rite of circumcision. 犹太割礼是割包皮仪式，用来欢迎男婴加入上帝和他子民间的盟约。
The brit milah ceremony follows a basic structure, but the service can be adapted to make it relevant for each family.
Synonym: bris
- More examples
- Some scholars say brit milah is enjoying a renaissance in the Reform Movement.
- A non-cutting ceremony can replace Brit Milah (ritual circumcision).
- For a Jewish man you might say that your Brit Milah, otherwise known as your circumcision, teaches you that there is pain in life.
- Some Jewish parents are conducting alternate bris (Brith Milah) ceremonies, "a bris blee milah," a naming ceremony without circumcision.