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bacchant
n.
priest of Bacchus; follower of Bacchus (Mythology); drunk, drunkard
Maenad
In
Greek mythology,
maenads (; ) were the female followers of
Dionysus and the most significant members of the
Thiasus, the god's retinue. Their name literally translates as "raving ones." Maenads were known as
Bassarids,
Bacchae or
Bacchantes in
Roman mythology after the penchant of the equivalent Roman god,
Bacchus, to wear a or
fox-skin.
bacchant
Noun
1. someone who engages in drinking bouts
(synonym) drunken reveler, drunken reveller, bacchanal
(hypernym) drinker, imbiber, toper, juicer
2. a drunken reveller; a devotee of Bacchus
(synonym) bacchanal
(hypernym) fan, buff, devotee, lover
3. (classical mythology) a priest or votary of Bacchus
(hypernym) votary
(classification) Roman mythology
Bacchant (der)
nm.
bacchant, a priest or a devotee of Bacchus, god of wine (Roman Mythology)
Bacchant
(n.)
A priest of Bacchus.
(n.)
A bacchanal; a reveler.
(a.)
Bacchanalian; fond of drunken revelry; wine-loving; reveling; carousing.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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