Proper Name guide

1 Maccabees

name · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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name

Meaning 1

A book of the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox canon of the Old Testament, considered apocryphal by Protestants.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: 1 Macc.

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

an Apocryphal book describing the life of Judas Maccabaeus

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: I Maccabees

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: book

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Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: 1 Maccabées — first book of Maccabees
  • Ancient Greek: Α’ Μακκαβαῖων (A’ Makkabaîōn) — first book of Maccabees
  • Indonesian: 1 Makabe — first book of Maccabees
  • Irish: Céadleabhar na Macabaech — first book of Maccabees
  • Irish: 1 Macabaeigh — first book of Maccabees
  • Korean: 마카베오기 상권 (makabe'ogi sanggwon) — first book of Maccabees
  • Polish: Pierwsza Księga Machabejska — first book of Maccabees
  • Spanish: 1 Macabeos — first book of Maccabees
  • Swedish: Första Mackabeerboken — first book of Maccabees
  • Tagalog: 1 Mga Macabeo — first book of Maccabees