Hasmonean

 
Pronunciation: /ˌhazməˈnɪən/

adjective

  • relating to or denoting the Jewish dynasty established by the Maccabees.

noun

  • a member of the Hasmonean dynasty.

Origin:

from modern Latin Asmonaeus (from Greek Asamonaios, the grandfather of Mattathias, head of the Maccabees in the 2nd century bc) + -an