English dictionary
maccabees
/'m/&/k/@/,b/i/z/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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The name given in later times to the Asmonæans, a family of Jewish patriots, who headed a religious revolt in the reign of Antiochus IV., 168-161 <u>B. C.</u>, which led to a period of freedom for Israel.
Source: webster1913