MACCABEE


Meaning of MACCABEE in English

ˈmakəˌbē noun

( plural maccabees )

Usage: usually capitalized

Etymology: after Maccabees, 2d-1st century B.C. family of Jewish patriots

: a member of any of various fraternal orders — see knight of the maccabees

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