Definition of Hasmonaean
: a member of the Maccabees
Hasmonaean
orHasmonean
adjectiveFrom the M-W Editors
Origin and Etymology of hasmonaean
Late Latin Asmonaeus Hasmon, ancestor of the Maccabees, from Greek Asamōnaios
First Known Use: 1620
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