BACCHANT


Meaning of BACCHANT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ bə-ˈkant, -ˈkänt; ˈba-kənt, ˈbä- ]

noun

( plural bacchants or bacchantes bə-ˈkants, -ˈkänts, -ˈkan-tēz, -ˈkän-tēz)

Etymology: Latin bacchant-, bacchans, from present participle of bacchari to take part in the orgies of Bacchus

Date: 1699

: bacchanal

• bacchant adjective

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