BACCHANTE

bacchante

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

bacchante (plural bacchantes)

a priestess of Bacchus

a female bacchanal

Synonyms

• maenad

Source: Wiktionary


Bac"chante, n.; L. pl. Bacchantes.

1. A priestess of Bacchus.

2. A female bacchanal.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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