"Maccabees" meaning in English

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Proper name

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  1. (biblical) One of two books of the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox canon of the Old Testament, considered apocryphal by Protestants. Categories (topical): Bible, Books of the Bible Synonyms: Macc. [abbreviation] Translations (book of the Old Testament): Macabeos (Asturian), Makabeoj [plural] (Esperanto), Maccabées (French), Makkabäer [masculine, plural, singular] (German), Macabaeigh [masculine, plural] (Irish), 마카베오기 (makabe'ogi) (Korean), Macabeus [masculine, plural, singular] (Portuguese), Macabei (Romanian), Macabeos [masculine, plural, singular] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-Maccabees-en-name-C-xA4EFC Disambiguation of Books of the Bible: 58 40 2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Terms with Asturian translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 46 1 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 54 45 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 53 46 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Asturian translations: 50 47 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 48 51 1 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 55 44 1 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 59 38 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 45 53 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 48 49 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 47 48 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 54 44 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 59 40 1 Topics: biblical, lifestyle, religion Disambiguation of 'book of the Old Testament': 96 4
  2. (history) A Jewish liberation movement who fought for, and established, independence in the Land of Israel during the second and first centuries BC. Categories (topical): History
    Sense id: en-Maccabees-en-name-ASrLN8Xy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Terms with Asturian translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 46 1 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 54 45 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 53 46 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Asturian translations: 50 47 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 48 51 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 45 53 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 48 49 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 47 48 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 54 44 3 Topics: history, human-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 1 Maccabees, 2 Maccabees, Knight of the Maccabees

Noun

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  1. plural of Maccabee Tags: form-of, plural Form of: Maccabee
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