n. & adj.
--n. (pl. bacchants or bacchantes; fem. bacchante)
1. a priest, worshipper, or follower of Bacchus.
2 a drunken reveller.
--adj.
1. of or like Bacchus or his rites.
2 riotous, roistering.
Derivatives:
bacchantic adj.
Etymology: F bacchante f. L bacchari celebrate Bacchanal rites