Definition of Maccabees in English:

Maccabees

plural nounˈmakəbiːzˈmækəˌbiz

historical

1The members or followers of the family of the Jewish leader Judas Maccabaeus.
Example sentencesExamples
- Armed with these stories, the Maccabees and their followers used guerrilla tactics to win the first national liberation struggle in recorded history.
- A small band of Jews, known as the Maccabees, refused to succumb.
- But it was also a civil war among Jews, because - as in the time of the Maccabees - the Jewish upper class, largely Hellenized, was identified with the sins of the Greeks.
- That's the promise the Maccabees made to the Jews of their time.
- The second miracle, mentioned in our Chanukah prayers, was the miraculous defeat of the Greek army by the much smaller Jewish forces under the Maccabees.
1. 1.1 Four books of Jewish history and theology, of which the first and second are in the Apocrypha and feature Judas Maccabaeus.

Derivatives

Maccabean

adjective ˌmakəˈbiːənˌmækəˈbiən

historical

Relating to the Jewish leader Judas Maccabaeus or his family or followers.
the Maccabean revolt
Example sentencesExamples
- The book of Daniel, written at the height of the Maccabean revolt, dwells on the same themes of cultural and religious resistance to foreign invaders and their customs.
- Such an identification may indeed have had rhetorical effect if the Animal Apocalypse was written sometime during the Maccabean revolt.
- Still, given the distinctiveness of each text and the likely Maccabean context of the Animal Apocalypse, a tentative proposal can be offered.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin Maccabaeus, an epithet applied to Judas, perhaps from Hebrew maqqeḇeṯ 'hammer' (by association with the religious revolt led by Judas).

Definition of Maccabees in US English:

Maccabees

plural nounˈmækəˌbizˈmakəˌbēz

historical

1The members or followers of the family of the Jewish leader Judas Maccabaeus.
Example sentencesExamples
- A small band of Jews, known as the Maccabees, refused to succumb.
- Armed with these stories, the Maccabees and their followers used guerrilla tactics to win the first national liberation struggle in recorded history.
- That's the promise the Maccabees made to the Jews of their time.
- The second miracle, mentioned in our Chanukah prayers, was the miraculous defeat of the Greek army by the much smaller Jewish forces under the Maccabees.
- But it was also a civil war among Jews, because - as in the time of the Maccabees - the Jewish upper class, largely Hellenized, was identified with the sins of the Greeks.
1. 1.1 Four books of Jewish history and theology, of which the first and second are in the Apocrypha and feature Judas Maccabaeus.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin Maccabaeus, an epithet applied to Judas, perhaps from Hebrew maqqeḇeṯ ‘hammer’ (by association with the religious revolt led by Judas).

单词	Maccabees
释义	Definition of Maccabees in English: Maccabees plural nounˈmakəbiːzˈmækəˌbiz historical 1The members or followers of the family of the Jewish leader Judas Maccabaeus. Example sentencesExamples Armed with these stories, the Maccabees and their followers used guerrilla tactics to win the first national liberation struggle in recorded history. A small band of Jews, known as the Maccabees, refused to succumb. But it was also a civil war among Jews, because - as in the time of the Maccabees - the Jewish upper class, largely Hellenized, was identified with the sins of the Greeks. That's the promise the Maccabees made to the Jews of their time. The second miracle, mentioned in our Chanukah prayers, was the miraculous defeat of the Greek army by the much smaller Jewish forces under the Maccabees. 1.1 Four books of Jewish history and theology, of which the first and second are in the Apocrypha and feature Judas Maccabaeus. Derivatives Maccabean adjective ˌmakəˈbiːənˌmækəˈbiən historical Relating to the Jewish leader Judas Maccabaeus or his family or followers. the Maccabean revolt Example sentencesExamples The book of Daniel, written at the height of the Maccabean revolt, dwells on the same themes of cultural and religious resistance to foreign invaders and their customs. Such an identification may indeed have had rhetorical effect if the Animal Apocalypse was written sometime during the Maccabean revolt. Still, given the distinctiveness of each text and the likely Maccabean context of the Animal Apocalypse, a tentative proposal can be offered. Origin Late Middle English: from Latin Maccabaeus, an epithet applied to Judas, perhaps from Hebrew maqqeḇeṯ 'hammer' (by association with the religious revolt led by Judas). Definition of Maccabees in US English: Maccabees plural nounˈmækəˌbizˈmakəˌbēz historical 1The members or followers of the family of the Jewish leader Judas Maccabaeus. Example sentencesExamples A small band of Jews, known as the Maccabees, refused to succumb. Armed with these stories, the Maccabees and their followers used guerrilla tactics to win the first national liberation struggle in recorded history. That's the promise the Maccabees made to the Jews of their time. The second miracle, mentioned in our Chanukah prayers, was the miraculous defeat of the Greek army by the much smaller Jewish forces under the Maccabees. But it was also a civil war among Jews, because - as in the time of the Maccabees - the Jewish upper class, largely Hellenized, was identified with the sins of the Greeks. 1.1 Four books of Jewish history and theology, of which the first and second are in the Apocrypha and feature Judas Maccabaeus. Origin Late Middle English: from Latin Maccabaeus, an epithet applied to Judas, perhaps from Hebrew maqqeḇeṯ ‘hammer’ (by association with the religious revolt led by Judas).
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