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Bacchant
Bac′chant
,Noun.
pl. E.
Bacchants
, L. Bacchantes
. [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
,Adj.
Bacchanalian; fond of drunken revelry; wine-loving; reveling; carousing.
Byron.
Definition 2024
bacchant
bacchant
English
Alternative forms
- Bacchant
Noun
bacchant (plural bacchants or bacchantes)
Adjective
bacchant (comparative more bacchant, superlative most bacchant)
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References
- bacchant in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913