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Maccabean

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Mac·ca·bees 1  (mk-bz)
A family of Jewish patriots of the second and first centuries b.c., active in the liberation of Judea from Syrian rule.
Mac·ca·bees 2  (mk-bz)
pl.n. Abbr. M or Mc or Mac. or Macc.
See Table at Bible.
Macca·bean adj.
Maccabean [ˌmækəˈbiːən]
adj
(Christian Religious Writings / Bible) (Historical Terms) of or relating to the Maccabees or to Judas Maccabaeus, the Jewish leader of a revolt (166-161 bc) against Seleucid oppression


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