MACCABEAN

Meaning of MACCABEAN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ adjective ]

see Maccabees I

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary. Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster. 2003

MACCABEAN — adjective see: Maccabees
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MACCABEAN — adjective also mac·ca·bae·an |makə|bēən Usage: usually capitalized 1. [Judas Maccabaeus, 2d century B.C. Jewish patriot + English -an ] : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MACCABEAN — (a.) Of or pertaining to Judas Maccabeus or to the Maccabees; as, the Maccabean princes; Maccabean times.
Английский словарь Webster
MACCABEAN — ( a. ) Of or pertaining to Judas Maccabeus or to the Maccabees; as, the Maccabean princes; Maccabean times.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MACCABEAN — /mak'euh bee"euhn/ , adj. of or pertaining to the Maccabees or Judas Maccabaeus. [ 1815-25; MACCABE(ES) + -AN ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MACCABEAN — adj. of or pertaining to the Maccabees
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
MACCABEAN — adj of or pertaining to judas maccabeus or to the maccabees; as, the maccabean princes; maccabean times.
Webster English vocab
MACCABEES — I. noun plural Etymology: Greek Makkabaioi, from plural of Makkabaios, surname of Judas Maccabaeus 2d century B.C. Jewish patriot Date: …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
JUDITH — I Legendary Jewish heroine, the central character in the Book of Judith in the Apocrypha . (The book is excluded …
Английский словарь Британика
HASMONEAN DYNASTY — Dynasty of ancient Judaea , descendants of the Maccabee family. The name derives from their ancestor Hasmoneus, but the first …
Английский словарь Британика
EDOM — Ancient country of the Middle East, south of the Dead Sea . The Edomites probably occupied the area с 13th …
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MACCABAEAN — adjective see maccabean
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TOBIAD — təˈbīəd noun ( -s ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Tobi as, father of Joseph fl ab 210 B.C. founder of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
KNIGHT OF THE MACCABEES — noun ( plural knights of the maccabees ) Usage: usually capitalized K&M Etymology: after Maccabees, 2d & 1st century B.C. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MACCABEES — (n. pl.) The name of two ancient historical books, which give accounts of Jewish affairs in or about the time …
Английский словарь Webster
ASMONEAN — (a.) Of or pertaining to the patriotic Jewish family to which the Maccabees belonged; Maccabean; as, the Asmonean dynasty.
Английский словарь Webster
MACCABEES — ( n. pl. ) The name of two ancient historical books, which give accounts of Jewish affairs in or about …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ASMONEAN — ( a. ) Of or pertaining to the patriotic Jewish family to which the Maccabees belonged; Maccabean; as, the Asmonean …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MAC. — one of two books in the Apocrypha and the Septuagint that tells the story of the Jewish people during the …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
MACCABEES — noun ·pl the name given later times to the asmonaeans, a family of jewish patriots, who headed a religious revolt …
Webster English vocab
ASMONEAN — noun one of the asmonean family. the asmoneans were leaders and rulers of the jews from 168 to 35 ·b.c. …
Webster English vocab
MACCABEES — [ 'makəbi:z ] ■ plural noun the followers or family of the 2nd-century Jewish leader Judas Maccabaeus. Derivatives Maccabean ˌmakə'bi:ən …
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