Proper Name guide

2 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: 2 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: II Maccabees

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: book

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Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: سِفْر المَكَابِيِّين الثَانِي (sifr al-makābiyyīn aṯ-ṯānī) — second book of Maccabees
  • Indonesian: 2 Makabe — second book of Maccabees
  • Irish: Dara Leabhar na Macabaech — second book of Maccabees
  • Irish: 2 Macabaeigh — second book of Maccabees
  • Irish: 2 Mac — second book of Maccabees
  • Polish: Druga Księga Machabejska — second book of Maccabees
  • Portuguese: 2 Macabeus — second book of Maccabees
  • Spanish: 2 Macabeos — second book of Maccabees
  • Swedish: Andra Mackabeerboken — second book of Maccabees
  • Tagalog: 2 Macabeo — second book of Maccabees