maccabees

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Synonyms: maccabee, machabees, maccabeus, maccabean, 1 maccabees, 2 maccabees, i maccabees, maccabaeus, maccabe

Antonyms: maccabee, machabees, maccabeus, maccabean, 1 maccabees, 2 maccabees, i maccabees, maccabaeus, maccabe

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Proper noun

1. {{lb|en|biblical}} One of two books of the [[Catholic]] and [[Eastern Orthodox]] canon of the [[Old Testament]], considered [[apocryphal]] by [[Protestants]].
2. {{lb|en|historical}} A Jewish [[liberation]] movement who fought for, and established, independence in the [[Land of Israel]] during the second and first centuries {{BCE}}.

Noun

1. {{plural of|en|Maccabee}}

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