Definition of Judas Maccabaeus in English:
Judas Maccabaeus
proper nounˌmakəˈbiːəsˌjo͞odəs ˌmakəˈbēəs
(died c.161 BC), Jewish leader. Leading a Jewish revolt in Judaea against Antiochus IV Epiphanes from around 167 BC, he recovered Jerusalem and dedicated the Temple anew. He is the hero of the two books of the Maccabees in the Apocrypha.
Rhymes
Aeneas, Apuleius, Linnaeus, Piraeus, uraeus
Definition of Judas Maccabaeus in US English:
Judas Maccabaeus
proper nounˌjo͞odəs ˌmakəˈbēəs
(died c.161 BC), Jewish leader. As the leader of a Jewish revolt in Judaea against Antiochus IV Epiphanes from around 167, he recovered Jerusalem and rededicated the Temple. He is the hero of the two books of the Maccabees in the Apocrypha.