Machabees
Americannoun
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They took not indeed the course of the Machabees, which they deemed in their case to be merely impossible.
From The Condition of Catholics Under James I. by Gerard, John
It was the belief among the Jews of old, and of this we have clear proof in the Second Book of Machabees, xii.,
From Purgatory by Sadlier, Mrs. James
Books of Piety adapted to wants, 19; of Machabees, same authority as other Scriptures, 214.
From The Faith of Our Fathers by Gibbons, James
Authority of the Church derived from God, 65; absence of, causes dissensions, 97; authorized versus private interpretation, 81; of the Book of Machabees, 214.
From The Faith of Our Fathers by Gibbons, James
An unexpected light shall arise by the means of the Machabees, when things shalll seem to be at the worst.
From The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 43: Zacharias The Challoner Revision by
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