n. members of the ancient Hasmonean priestly family and descendant of Mattathias (esp. refers to Judah the Maccabee and his brothers); followers of Judas Maccabeus; 4 books of Jewish history the first two of which are included in the Apocrypha
MACCABEES
Meaning of MACCABEES in English
Explanatory English dictionary bed edition. Толковый словарь английского языка Редакция bed. 2012