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Maccabees

/ˈmækəbiːz/

Maccabees proper noun: one of two books of the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox canon of the Old Testament, considered apocryphal by Protestants. Also the plural of Maccabee.

Proper noun

Maccabees

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

Also used as

Maccabees is also the plural of Maccabee.

Synonyms of Maccabees

Forms of Maccabees

alternative formMachabees

Words formed from Maccabees

Questions about Maccabees

What does Maccabees mean?
Maccabees means one of two books of the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox canon of the Old Testament, considered apocryphal by Protestants.
What part of speech is Maccabees?
Maccabees is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Maccabees?
Maccabees is pronounced /ˈmækəbiːz/.

Words near Maccabees in the dictionary

  1. Maccabaic
  2. maccabaw
  3. MacCabe
  4. Maccabean
  5. Maccabee
  6. Maccabees
  7. MacCabes
  8. Maccabi
  9. Maccabis
  10. maccaboy
  11. MacCann

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