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bacchant Definition

bac·chant (bak′ənt)

noun pl. bac′·chants or bac·chan′·tesbə 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

bacchant Related Forms
bac·chan′·tic (bə kant′ik) adjective