Meaning of Maccabees | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

/ˈmækəbiːz/

Definitions

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

Deutsch Makkabäer

Español macabeos

Français Maccabées

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Português Macabeus

Svenska Mackabeerböckerna

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