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Asmonean
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) One of the Asmonean family. The Asmoneans were leaders and rulers of the Jews from 168 to 35 b. c.
(2):
(a.) Of or pertaining to the patriotic Jewish family to which the Maccabees belonged; Maccabean; as, the Asmonean dynasty.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Asmonean'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/a/asmonean.html. 1828.