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1 Maccabees

1 Maccabees proper noun: a book of the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox canon of the Old Testament, considered apocryphal by Protestants.

Proper noun

1 Maccabees

  1. A book of the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox canon of the Old Testament, considered apocryphal by Protestants.
    Synonyms:
    1 Macc.

Synonyms of 1 Maccabees

Questions about 1 Maccabees

What does 1 Maccabees mean?
1 Maccabees means a book of the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox canon of the Old Testament, considered apocryphal by Protestants.
What part of speech is 1 Maccabees?
1 Maccabees is a proper noun.

Words near 1 Maccabees in the dictionary

  1. 1 John
  2. 1 KG
  3. 1 Kgs
  4. 1 Kings
  5. 1 Macc.
  6. 1 Maccabees
  7. 1 Pet.
  8. 1 Peter
  9. 1 Sam.
  10. 1 Samuel
  11. 1 Sussex

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