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Meaning of Maccabees | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈmækəbiːz

Definitions

  1. One of two books of the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox canon of the Old Testament, considered apocryphal by Protestants.
  2. A Jewish liberation movement who fought for, and established, independence in the Land of Israel during the second and first centuries BCE.
    historical

Equivalents

Deutsch Makkabäer
Español macabeos
Français Maccabées
Gaeilge Macabaeigh
עברית מכבים
한국어 마카베오기
Português Macabeus
Svenska Mackabeerböckerna Mackabeerbok

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Maccabi maccaboy MacCann maccaron maccaroni maccaronism

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