- asmonaean
- or asmonean
Usage: usually capitalizedvariant of hasmonaean
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Asmonaean — Asmonean As mo*ne an, a. Of or pertaining to the patriotic Jewish family to which the Maccabees belonged; Maccabean; as, the Asmonean dynasty. [Written also {Asmon[ae]an}.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
asmonean — I. see asmonaean II. noun see hasmonaean * * * /az meuh nee euhn/, n. Hasmonean. Also, Asmonaean. * * * Asmonean var. Hasmonean … Useful english dictionary
Apocalyptic literature — This entry only concerns the historical genre of apocalyptic literature. Justifications and interpretations within theological contexts are abundantly available at entries for individual books. For other uses, see Apocalypse (disambiguation) for… … Wikipedia
Asmonean — /az meuh nee euhn/, n. Hasmonean. Also, Asmonaean. * * * … Universalium
Hasmonean — /haz meuh nee euhn/, n. a member of a priestly family of Jewish rulers and leaders in Judea in the 1st and 2nd centuries B.C. Also, Hasmonaean, Asmonean, Asmonaean. Cf. Maccabees. [1610 20; var. (with h < Heb kh ) of Asmonean < LL Asmonae(us) of… … Universalium
