Ăs/mo-nē'an1, a.
a. Pertaining to Asmoneus, the father of Simon, and chief of the Asmoneans, a family that reigned over the Jews 126 years; as, the Asmonean dynasty. [Written also Asmonæan.]
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Asmonean
As'mo-nē'an2, n.
n. One of the family of Asmoneus.