'Bacchants' definitions:

Definition of 'Bacchants'

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  • 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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