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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   plural of Maccabee form-of, plural

Proper Noun

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

Synonyms

All synonyms

macc.

Example

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"On the political level the response was the nationalist and fundamentalist revolt of the Maccabees."

Related phrases

1 Maccabees2 MaccabeesKnight of the Maccabeesland of israelold testament

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