Maccabean

[ mak-uh-bee-uhn ]

/ ˌmæk əˈbi ən /

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adjective

of or relating to the Maccabees or Judas Maccabaeus.

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Origin of Maccabean

First recorded in 1815–25; Maccabe(es) + -an

Words nearby Maccabean

macaw, Macbeth, MacBride, Macc., Maccabaeus, Maccabean, Maccabees, maccaboy, maccaroni, maccheroncini, macchiato

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How to use Maccabean in a sentence

Our earliest literary sources for the events of the Maccabean revolt don’t mention anything about the miracle of oil.
Did Archaeologists Just Find Evidence of Hanukkah Stories?|Candida Moss|November 29, 2021|The Daily Beast
Even the Judeans at the time of the Maccabean revolt could not be immune.
Christmas For Love, Chanukah For Awe|Bernard Avishai|December 7, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Until the Maccabean revolt, he explained, most Jews were content to sleep peacefully in family caves after death.
How Jews Invented Heaven|Lisa Miller|March 28, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Throughout the history of the Maccabean wars Gezer or Gazara plays the part of an important frontier post.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8|Various

There is no proof that even the Law and the Prophets existed in such a form before the Maccabean period.
The Bible|John E. Remsburg
With the downfall of the Maccabean dynasty, however, the older idea revived in the 1st cent.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3|Various
Had Daniel existed before the Maccabean epoch, it is impossible that the rank of the Book should have been deliberately ignored.
The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Daniel|F. W. Farrar
And that the same use of plays on words was still common in the Maccabean epoch we see in the Story of Susanna.
The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Daniel|F. W. Farrar

British Dictionary definitions for Maccabean

Maccabean

/ (ˌmækəˈbiːən) /

adjective

of or relating to the Maccabees or to Judas Maccabaeus, the Jewish leader of a revolt (166–161 bc) against Seleucid oppression

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