# Maccabees

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈmækəbiːz/ · frequency rank #61,605

## 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.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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