English Explanatory Dictionary

Maccabees

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. One of two books of the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox canon of the Old Testament, considered apocryphal by Protestants.
  2. A Jewish liberation movement who fought for, and established, independence in the Land of Israel during the second and first centuries BCE.
noun
  1. plural of Maccabee

Pronunciation

/ˈmækəbiːz/

Word forms

Maccabees Machabees

Synonyms

Macc.

Derived words

1 Maccabees 2 Maccabees Knight of the Maccabees
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