adj · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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/hæzməˈniːən/
/æzməˈniːən/
1
adj
Meaning 1
Of or relating to the patriotic Jewish family to which the Maccabees belonged; Maccabean.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical, not-comparable
Examples
Herod tried to bolster the legitimacy of his reign by marrying a Hasmonean princess, Mariamne, and planning to drown the last male Hasmonean heir at his Jericho palace.^([Wikipedia])
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A member of the patriotic Jewish family to which the Maccabees belonged.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
Examples
2016, Kenneth Atkinson, Response to Gillihan, Lester L. Grabbe, Gabriele Boccaccini, Jason M. Zurawski (editors), The Seleucid and Hasmonean Periods and the Apocalyptic Worldview, Bloomsbury Publishing (Bloomsbury T&T Clark), page 224, Gillihan proposes that these changes were largely compelled by new historical circumstances, and not by theological convictions the Hasmoneans held from the beginning of their rule.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Latin Asmonaeus (latinized name of the family's founder) + English -an, from (Hellenic) Ancient Greek Ἀσαμωναῖος (Asamōnaîos), from Hebrew חַשְׁמוֹנַאי (ḥašmōnay).
Across languages
Translations
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
French:
hasmonéen
— Of or pertaining to the family to which the Maccabees belonged
German:
hasmonäisch
— Of or pertaining to the family to which the Maccabees belonged
Hindi:
हश्मोनी
(haśmonī)
— Of or pertaining to the family to which the Maccabees belonged
Italian:
asmoneo
— Of or pertaining to the family to which the Maccabees belonged
Polish:
hasmonejski
— Of or pertaining to the family to which the Maccabees belonged
Spanish:
asmoneo
— Of or pertaining to the family to which the Maccabees belonged
French:
Hasmonéen
— Any member of the family to which the Maccabees belonged
German:
Hasmonäer
— Any member of the family to which the Maccabees belonged
German:
Hasmonäerin
— Any member of the family to which the Maccabees belonged
Hindi:
हश्मोनी
(haśmonī)
— Any member of the family to which the Maccabees belonged
Italian:
Asmoneo
— Any member of the family to which the Maccabees belonged
Italian:
asmoneo
— Any member of the family to which the Maccabees belonged
Polish:
Hasmoneusz
— Any member of the family to which the Maccabees belonged
