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brit milah
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brit milah [ˈbrit miˈlɑː ˈmilɑ]
n
(Non-Christian Religions / Judaism) Judaism a Hebrew term usually translated as circumcision
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20] Until the 20th century, it was normal that during the mezizah phase of the circumcision ritual, the mohel (the expert who performed the circumcision) took the infant''s ''circumcized member into his mouth and with two or three draughts sucks the blood out of the wounded part.
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