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bac·chant (bakənt)

noun pl. bac·chants or bac·chan·tesbə kantēz, -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

bacchant Related Forms
bac·chan·tic (bə kantik) adjective