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Hasmonean.

Of or relating to the patriotic Jewish family to which the Maccabees belonged; Maccabean.

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Meaning & usage

adj/hæzməˈniːən//æzməˈniːən/
  1. Of or relating to the patriotic Jewish family to which the Maccabees belonged; Maccabean.

    historical · not-comparable
    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])
Where this word comes from

From Latin Asmonaeus (latinized name of the family's founder) + English -an, from (Hellenic) Ancient Greek Ἀσαμωναῖος (Asamōnaîos), from Hebrew חַשְׁמוֹנַאי (ḥašmōnay).

noun/hæzməˈniːən//æzməˈniːən/
  1. A member of the patriotic Jewish family to which the Maccabees belonged.

    historical
Where this word comes from

From Latin Asmonaeus (latinized name of the family's founder) + English -an, from (Hellenic) Ancient Greek Ἀσαμωναῖος (Asamōnaîos), from Hebrew חַשְׁמוֹנַאי (ḥašmōnay).

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