"Maccabees" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈmækəbiːz/ Forms: Machabees [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Maccabees
  1. (biblical) One of two books of the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox canon of the Old Testament, considered apocryphal by Protestants. 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), Mackabeerböckerna [common-gender, plural] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-Maccabees-en-name-C-xA4EFC Categories (other): Bible, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, 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, Terms with Swedish translations, Books of the Bible Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 43 2 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 54 45 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 55 44 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 55 44 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Asturian translations: 57 39 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 56 43 1 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 58 40 2 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 54 43 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 51 47 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 56 41 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 55 39 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 62 35 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 52 47 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 61 37 2 Disambiguation of Books of the Bible: 88 11 1 Topics: biblical, lifestyle, religion Disambiguation of 'book of the Old Testament': 93 7
  2. (historical) A Jewish liberation movement who fought for, and established, independence in the Land of Israel during the second and first centuries BCE. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-Maccabees-en-name-OMkOzRDG Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 54 45 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 51 47 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 52 47 1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 1 Maccabees, 2 Maccabees, Knight of the Maccabees

Noun

IPA: /ˈmækəbiːz/ Forms: Machabees [alternative]
Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} Maccabees
  1. plural of Maccabee Tags: form-of, plural Form of: Maccabee
    Sense id: en-Maccabees-en-noun-UePp~Ygh

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