Definition of bacchant Bacchant

bac•chant

We found 10 definitions of bacchant from 4 different sources.

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What does bacchant mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: bacchants

bacchant - (classical mythology) a priest or votary of Bacchus
  votary a devoted (almost religiously so) adherent of a cause or person or activity; "the cultured votary of science"
  roman mythology the mythology of the ancient Romans
bacchant - a drunken reveller; a devotee of Bacchus
  bacchanal
  devotee, fan, lover, buff a device for creating a current of air by movement of a surface or surfaces
bacchant - someone who engages in drinking bouts
  drunken reveler, drunken reveller, bacchanal
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  • bacchant (n.)
    A priest of Bacchus.
  • bacchant (n.)
    A bacchanal; a reveler.
  • bacchant (a.)
    Bacchanalian; fond of drunken revelry; wine-loving; reveling; carousing.

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