Maccabee
/ˈmæ.kəˌbi/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A member of the Maccabees (a liberation movement in Israel who established Jewish independence in the Land of Israel in the second and first centuries BCE).
Synonyms
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More examples"The Maccabee king Alexander Jannaeus reportedly crucified 800 Pharisees."
Etymology
From the Latin Maccabaeus, from the Ancient Greek Μᾰκκᾰβαῖος (Măkkăbaîos), from the Biblical Hebrew מַכַּבִּי (makkabbī).