bacchant
[
bak
-
uh
nt, b
uh
-
kant
, -
kahnt
]
/ˈbæk ənt, bəˈkænt, -ˈkɑnt/
noun
,
plural
bacchants,
bacchantes
[b
uh
-
kan
-teez, -
kahn
-]
/bəˈkæn tiz, -ˈkɑn-/
(
Show IPA
)
1.
a priest, priestess, or votary of Bacchus; bacchanal.
2.
a drunken reveler.
adjective
3.
inclined to revelry.
Origin
1690-1700;
<
Latin
bacchant-
(stem of
bacchāns,
present participle of
bacchārī
to revel). See
Bacchus
,
-ant
Related forms
bacchantic,
adjective
British Dictionary definitions for
bacchant
bacchant
/
ˈbækənt
/
noun
(
pl
)
bacchants,
bacchantes
(
bəˈkæntɪz
)
1.
a priest or votary of Bacchus
2.
a drunken reveller
Word Origin
C17: from Latin
bacchāns
, from
bacchārī
to celebrate the
bacchanalia