Mac·ca·bees 1 (m k  -b z ) 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. Mac ca·bean adj. |
Maccabees [ˈmækəˌbiːz]
n
1. (Biographies / (168-142 bc)) X) a Jewish family of patriots who freed Judaea from Seleucid oppression (168-142 bc)
2. (Christian Religious Writings / Bible) any of four books of Jewish history, including the last two of the Apocrypha
Maccabees [ˈmækəˌbiːz]
n
(Christian Religious Writings / Bible) any of four books of Jewish history, including the last two of the Apocrypha
[from the Maccabees, a Jewish family of patriots who freed Judaea from Seleucid oppression (168-142 bc)]
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