noun pl. bacchants bac′·chants or bacchantes bac·chan′·tes (bə kan′tēz, -kän′-)

1. a priest or worshiper of Bacchus
2. a drunken carouser

Etymology: < L bacchans, prp. of bacchari, to celebrate the feast of Bacchus

adjective

1. worshiping Bacchus
2. given to carousing