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antiochus

An·ti·o·chus III
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [an-tahy-uh-kuh s]
    • /ænˈtaɪ ə kəs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [an-tahy-uh-kuh s]
    • /ænˈtaɪ ə kəs/

Definitions of antiochus word

  • noun antiochus name of thirteen kings of the Seleucid dynasty of Syria 3
  • noun antiochus Antiochus III242-187 b.c.; Syrian king (223-187) 3
  • noun antiochus Antiochus IVdied 163? b.c.; Syrian king (175?-163?): his suppression of the Jews led to the Maccabean revolt 3
  • noun antiochus (Antiochus Epiphanes) died 164? b.c, king of Syria 175–164?. 1
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antiochus popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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  • hanukkah

    a Jewish festival lasting eight days, celebrated from the 25th day of the month of Kislev to the 2nd of Tevet in commemoration of the rededication of the Temple by the Maccabees following their victory over the Syrians under Antiochus IV, characterized chiefly by the lighting of the menorah on each night of the festival.

  • maccabees

    (used with a plural verb) the members of the Hasmonean family of Jewish leaders and rulers comprising the sons of Mattathias and their descendants and reigning in Judea from 167? to 37 b.c., especially Judas Maccabaeus and his brothers, who defeated the Syrians under Antiochus IV in 165? and rededicated the Temple in Jerusalem.

  • manisa

    a city in W Turkey, near the Aegean: Roman defeat of Antiochus the Great 190 b.c.
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