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
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
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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