Bacchant
/ˈbækənt/ adj, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A priest of Bacchus.
- 2 (classical mythology) a priest or votary of Bacchus wordnet
- 3 A bacchanal; a drunken reveler.
- 4 a drunken reveller; a devotee of Bacchus wordnet
- 5 someone who engages in drinking bouts wordnet
Adjective
- 1 fond of drunken revelry; wine-loving; reveling; carousing.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin bacchantem, present active participle of bacchor (“to celebrate rites of Bacchus; to revel”), from Bacchus (“the god of wine”), from Ancient Greek Βάκχος (Bákkhos).