Usage examples for Maccabean:

• Many of the psalms, especially those in the latter half of the book, bear the unmistakable marks of the Maccabean struggle. "The Makers and Teachers of Judaism" – Charles Foster Kent

• From the days of John Hyrcanus, the Maccabean rulers, with only one exception, were compelled to meet the silent but strong opposition of the Pharisees. "The Makers and Teachers of Judaism" – Charles Foster Kent

• Soon the Jews were obliged to surrender, and the Maccabean cause would have been lost had not complications at Antioch compelled the Syrians to retire. "The Makers and Teachers of Judaism" – Charles Foster Kent