Maccabees
See also: Maccabées
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Proper noun
Maccabees
- (biblical) One of two apocryphal books of the Old Testament.
- Synonym: Macc. (abbreviation)
- (historical) A Jewish liberation movement who fought for, and established, independence in the Land of Israel during the second and first centuries BC.
Derived terms
Translations
book of the Old Testament
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