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Maccabaeus

American  
[mak-uh-bee-uhs] / ˌmæk əˈbi əs /

noun

  1. Judas or Judah the Hammer, died c. 160 b.c., Judean patriot, one of the Maccabees: military leader 166–160 (son of Mattathias).


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First performed in 1747, Judas Maccabaeus was among Handel's most popular works in the 18th and 19th centuries, though nowadays we are apt to regard it as among his most controversial.

From The Guardian Jul. 20, 2012

Their efforts will culminate in performances of Handel's " Judas Maccabaeus;" Haydn's " Paukenmesse;" Poulenc's " Gloria" and Bizet's " Te Deum."

From New York Times May 7, 2010

Baroque period holiday music, featuring selections from Handel's "Judas Maccabaeus," Zielenski's "Magnificat à 12," and works by Michael Haydn and Johann Kuhnau.

From Washington Post Dec. 11, 2009

Wrongly described as the "Jewish Olympics," the Maccabean Games were organized by the World Maccabee Union, named for the Israelite hero, Judas Maccabaeus.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Psalms were written by Judas Maccabaeus, as I proved in the last issue of the Stuttgard Zeitschrift.

From Children of the Ghetto A Study of a Peculiar People by Zangwill, Israel

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