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Maccabees
Mac·ca·bees [ mákə bz ]


plural noun 
Definition:
 
1. followers of Judas Maccabeus: the followers of Judas Maccabeus, who led the revolt of the Jews against Syria in 168 bc
2. books of Jewish history: four books of Jewish history, the first two of which are included in the Roman Catholic Bible and Protestant Apocrypha
[14th century. Via Latin Maccabaeus< Greek Makkabaios, epithet of Judas]

Mac·ca·be·an [ màkə b ən ] adjective
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