What does "asmonean" mean?
Asmonean: Of or pertaining to the patriotic Jewish family to which the Maccabees belonged; Maccabean; as, the Asmonean dynasty. [Written also Asmonæan.]
Additional senses
- 2.One of the Asmonean family. The Asmoneans were leaders and rulers of the Jews from 168 to 35 b. c.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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