MACCABEE

Meaning of MACCABEE in English

n. member of the ancient Hasmonean priestly family and descendant of Mattathias (esp. refers to Judah the Maccabee and his brothers)

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MACCABEE — ˈmakəˌbē noun ( plural maccabees ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: after Maccabees, 2d-1st century B.C. family of Jewish patriots : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HASMONEAN DYNASTY — Dynasty of ancient Judaea , descendants of the Maccabee family. The name derives from their ancestor Hasmoneus, but the first …
Английский словарь Британика
WHO IS ON THE LORD'S SIDE LET HIM COME UNTO ME — challenge made by Judah Maccabee as he recruited soldiers for the battle against the Greeks (c.170 BC)
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MATTATHIAS — n. Jewish priest in Judea and father of the Maccabee dynasty, Mathitiahu Hahashmonai; male first name
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MATHITIAHU — n. Mathitiahu Hahashmonai (also Mattathias), Jewish priest in Judea and father of the Maccabee dynasty; male first name (Hebrew)
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MATHITIAHU COHEN BEN JOHANAN — Jewish priest in Judea and father of the Maccabee dynasty
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MACCABEES — n. members of the ancient Hasmonean priestly family and descendant of Mattathias (esp. refers to Judah the Maccabee and his …
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MACC. — members of the ancient Hasmonean priestly family and descendant of Mattathias (esp. refers to Judah the Maccabee and his brothers); …
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ANTIOCHUS EPIPHANES — n. Antiochus IV, Seleucid king of Syria and Mesopotamia during the revolt led by Judah the Maccabee
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MACABRE — [ mə'kα:br(ə) ] ■ adjective disturbing and horrifying because concerned with death and injury. Origin C19: from Fr. ~ , …
Concise Oxford English vocab
MATTATHIAS — died c. 166 BC Jewish priest and landowner of Modein, near Jerusalem, who in 167 defied the decree of Antiochus …
Britannica English vocabulary
MACCABEUS, JUDAS — died 161/160 BC also called Judah Maccabee, Maccabeus also spelled Maccabaeus Jewish guerrilla leader who defended his country from invasion …
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JERUSALEM CRICKET — also called Sand Cricket, any insect of the orthopteran family Stenopelmatidae of about 35 species. It is large, brownish, and …
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ISRAEL, FLAG OF
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HASMONEAN DYNASTY — also spelled Hasmonaean, dynasty of ancient Judaea, descendants of the Maccabee (q.v.) family. The name derived (according to Josephus, in …
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MACABRE — / məˈkɑːbrə; NAmE / adjective unpleasant and strange because connected with death and frightening things SYN ghoulish , grisly : …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MACABRE — adj. grim, gruesome. [ME f. OF macabr÷ perh. f. Macab÷ a Maccabee, with ref. to a miracle play showing the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MACABRE — adj. grim, gruesome. [ ME f. OF macabré perh. f. Macabé a Maccabee, with ref. to a miracle play showing …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MACABRE — adj. grim, gruesome. Etymology: ME f. OF macabr{eacute} perh. f. Macab{eacute} a Maccabee, with ref. to a miracle play showing …
Oxford English vocab
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HASMONEAN DYNASTY — Dynasty of ancient Judaea , descendants of the Maccabee family. The name derives from their ancestor Hasmoneus, but the first …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PTOLEMEE, OR PTOLEMEUS — â "The son of Dorymenes," 1 Macc. 3:38; 2 Macc. 4:45; comp. Polyb. v, 61, a courtier who possessed great …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
APOCRYPHA — (concealed, hidden). â Old Testament Apocrypha ._The collection of books to which this term is popularly applied includes the following …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
JUDAS — сущ. 1) библ. Иуда ( в Новом Завете; ср. тж. Judah , Jude ) а) = Judas Iscariot Иуда Искариот …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
JUDAH — сущ. 1) Джуда ( мужское имя ) 2) библ. Иуда ( в Ветхом Завете, сын Иакова и Лии, родоначальник колена …
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JUDAS — сущ. 1) библ. Иуда (в Новом Завете; ср. тж. Judah, Jude) а) - Judas Iscariot Иуда Искариот (один из 12-ти апостолов, предавший …
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JUDAH — сущ. 1) Джуда (мужское имя) 2) библ. Иуда (в Ветхом Завете, сын Иакова и Лии, родоначальник колена (рода) Иудина; ср. тж. Judas, …
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МАККАВЕЙ (M) — n. Maccabeus, Maccabee, member of the ancient Hasmonean priestly family and descendant of Mattathias (esp. refers to Judah the Maccabee …
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