BACCHANT

bacchant

(noun) (classical mythology) a priest or votary of Bacchus

bacchant, bacchanal

(noun) a drunken reveller; a devotee of Bacchus

BACCHANTE

bacchante

(noun) (classical mythology) a priestess or votary of Bacchus

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

bacchant (plural bacchants or bacchantes)

A priest of Bacchus.

A bacchanal; a drunken reveler.

Adjective

bacchant (comparative more bacchant, superlative most bacchant)

fond of drunken revelry; wine-loving; reveling; carousing.

Synonym: bacchanalian

Source: Wiktionary

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Bac"chant, n.; pl. E. Bacchants, L. Bacchantes. Etym: [L. bacchans, - antis, p. pr. of bacchari to celebrate the festival of Bacchus.]

1. A priest of Bacchus.

2. A bacchanal; a reveler. Croly.

Bac"chant, a.

Definition: Bacchanalian; fond of drunken revelry; wine-loving; reveling; carousing. Byron.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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