Judas Maccabaeus

American  

noun

1. Maccabaeus, Judas.

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Judas Maccabaeus British  

/ ˌmækəˈbiːəs /

noun

1. Jewish leader, whose revolt (166–161 _bc ) against the Seleucid kingdom of Antiochus IV (Epiphanes) enabled him to recapture Jerusalem and rededicate the Temple

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Example Sentences

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

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

A moneylender in London might be like Judas Iscariot; but a moneylender in Moscow must be like Judas Maccabaeus.

From What I Saw in America by Chesterton, G. K. (Gilbert Keith)