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a) A book of the Old Testament Apocrypha.b) A Jewish liberation movement who fought for, and established, independence in the Land of Israel during the second and first centuries BC.See Also: Macc.
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Maccabées — (Livre des) nom de quatre livres de l Ancien Testament. Seuls les deux premiers font partie de la Bible cathol. Le deuxième relate l histoire de sept frères (les sept Maccabées) martyrisés avec leur mère pour leur fidélité à la loi de Moïse, sous … Encyclopédie Universelle
Maccabees — Mac ca*bees, n. pl. 1. The name given in later times to the Asmon[ae]ans, a family of Jewish patriots, who headed a religious revolt in the reign of Antiochus IV., 168 161 b. c., which led to a period of freedom for Israel. Schaff Herzog. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Maccabees — late 14c., from L.L. Maccabæus, surname given to Judas, third son of Mattathias the Hasmonean, leader of the religious revolt against Antiochus IV, 175 166 B.C.E. Usually connected with Heb. maqqabh hammer, but Klein thinks it an inexact… … Etymology dictionary
Maccabees — [mak′ə bēz΄] n. [LL(Ec) Machabaei, pl. of Machabaeus, surname of Judas < Gr(Ec) Makkabaios < ? Aram maqqābā, hammer: hence, lit., the hammerer] 1. family of Jewish patriots who, under Judas Maccabaeus, headed a successful revolt against the … English World dictionary
Maccabees — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Revolt of the Maccabees partof= caption=The Hasmonean Kingdom date=167 BCE 160 BCE place=The Land of Israel casus=Antiochus decrees forbidding Jewish religious practices territory=Jews regained control over the… … Wikipedia
Maccabées — Les Maccabées, Macabées ou Macchabées (מכבים ou מקבים, Makabim en hébreu) sont une famille juive qui mena la résistance contre la politique d’hellénisation forcée pratiquée par les Séleucides au IIe siècle av. J.‑C.. Ils fondèrent la… … Wikipédia en Français
Maccabees — /mak euh beez /, n. 1. (used with a pl. v.) the members of the Hasmonean family of Jewish leaders and rulers comprising the sons of Mattathias and their descendants and reigning in Judea from 167? to 37 B.C., esp. Judas Maccabaeus and his… … Universalium
Maccabees — The Maccabees Gründung 2005 Genre Indie Rock Website http://www.themaccabees.co.uk/ Aktuelle Besetzung Gesang Orlando Weeks Gitarre … Deutsch Wikipedia
Maccabees — Mac•ca•bees [[t]ˈmæk əˌbiz[/t]] n. 1) anh jud (used with a plural v.) a priestly Jewish family who ruled Judea in the 1st and 2nd centuries b.c., esp. Judas Maccabaeus and his brothers, who defeated the Syrians in 165? and rededicated the Temple… … From formal English to slang
Maccabees — /ˈmækəbiz/ (say makuhbeez) plural noun 1. a family of heroes, deliverers of Judea during the Syrian persecutions of 175–164 BC. 2. either of two books of this name included in the Old Testament in some versions of the Bible, recording the… …
Maccabees — n.pl. (in full Books of the Maccabees) four books of Jewish history and theology, of which the first and second are in the Apocrypha. Derivatives: Maccabean adj. Etymology: the name of a Jewish family that led a revolt c.170 BC under Judas… … Useful english dictionary
