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Maccabees
Mac·ca·bees
[
mákə bz
]
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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Mac·ca·be·an [ màkə b ən ] adjective
