Maccabees
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Maccabees
- /ˈmækəbiːz/
proper noun Machabees
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One of two books of the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox canon of the Old Testament, considered apocryphal by Protestants.
Similar: Macc.
- A Jewish liberation movement who fought for, and established, independence in the Land of Israel during the second and first centuries BCE.
noun Machabees
- plural of Maccabee
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Talk about this word "Maccabees." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/maccabees. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Maccabees. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/maccabees "Maccabees." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/maccabees.
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@misc{maccabees_2026,
title = {Maccabees},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/maccabees},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
