Hasmonean /hæzməˈniːən/adjective 1noun 1forms 1 adjective1 •(historical) Of or relating to the patriotic Jewish family to which the Maccabees belonged; Maccabean.Herod tried to bolster the legitimacy of his reign by marrying a Hasmonean princess, Mariamne, and planning to drown the last male Hasmonean heir at his Jericho palace.^([Wikipedia]) noun1 •(historical) A member of the patriotic Jewish family to which the Maccabees belonged.Gillihan proposes that these changes were largely compelled by new historical circumstances, and not by theological convictions the Hasmoneans held from the beginning of their rule. — 2016 formsHasmoneans
