HyperDic: judas_maccabaeus

English > 1 sense of the expression Judas Maccabaeus:
NOUNperson Judas MaccabaeusJewish leader of a revolt in Judea that recovered Jerusalem around 166 BC
English > Judas Maccabaeus: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningJewish leader of a revolt in Judea that recovered Jerusalem around 166 BC; hero of the Apocryphal books I Maccabees and II Maccabees (?-161 BC).
Instance ofleaderA person who rules or guides or inspires others

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