| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. One of the Asmonean family. The Asmoneans were leaders and rulers of the Jews from 168 to 35 b. c.[Websters]. | |
| Adjective | 1. Of or pertaining to the patriotic Jewish family to which the Maccabees belonged; Maccabean; as, the Asmonean dynasty.[Websters]
2. Infrequently used base adjective of the adverb asmoneanly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (asmoneanly) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective asmonean.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "ASMONEAN" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
Specialty Definition: ASMONEAN
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Adjective] Pertaining to Asmoneus, the father of Simon, and chief of the Asmoneans, a family that reigned over the Jews 126 years. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
