'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]

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