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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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

In later days the Edomites held it for a time, but Judas Maccabaeus recovered it.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" by Various