Bac·chant n.; pl. E. Bacchants, L. Bacchantes.
1. A priest of Bacchus.
2. A bacchanal; a reveler.
Bac·chante n.; L. pl. Bacchantes.
1. A priestess of Bacchus.
2. A female bacchanal.
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bacchant
n 1: someone who engages in drinking bouts [syn: drunken reveler,
drunken reveller, bacchanal]
2: a drunken reveller; a devotee of Bacchus [syn: bacchanal]
3: (classical mythology) a priest or votary of Bacchus
[also: bacchantes (pl)]