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Asmonean

Asmonean is the archaic form of Hasmonean.

Meaning of Hasmonean

Noun

Hasmonean (plural Hasmoneans)

  1. (historical) A member of the patriotic Jewish family to which the Maccabees belonged.
    • I begin this chapter showing that Hasmonean policies, especially military campaigns, were supported by the Judaeans, and that the Hasmoneans acted on behalf of what they considered the basic interests and welfare of their Jewish subjects.2013, Eyal Regev, The Hasmoneans: Ideology, Archaeology, Identity, Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, page 267

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Forms of Asmonean

pluralAsmoneans

Questions about Asmonean

What is Asmonean the archaic form of?
Asmonean is the archaic form of Hasmonean.

Words near Asmonean in the dictionary

  1. Asmodæus
  2. asmoke
  3. asmolder
  4. Asmonaean
  5. Asmonaeans
  6. Asmonean
  7. Asmoneans
  8. asmoulder
  9. ASMR
  10. ASMRotica
  11. ASMRs

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