'Bacchantes' definitions:
Definition of 'Bacchantes'
From: GCIDE
- Bacchante \Bac"chante\, n.; L. pl. Bacchantes.
- 1. A priestess of Bacchus. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A female bacchanal. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Bacchantes'
From: GCIDE
- Bacchant \Bac"chant\, n.; pl. E. Bacchants, L. Bacchantes. [L. bacchans, -antis, p. pr. of bacchari to celebrate the festival of Bacchus.]
- 1. A priest of Bacchus. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A bacchanal; a reveler. --Croly. [1913 Webster]