I. bəˈkant, ba-, -aa(ə)nt; bəˈkä-, ba-, -ˈkȧ-, bäˈkä-, bȧˈkȧ-; ˈbakənt noun
( plural bacchants -n(t)s ; or bac·chantes as at bacchante )
Etymology: Latin bacchant-, bacchans, present participle of bacchari to celebrate the festival of Bacchus, from Bacchus
: bacchanalian
II. adjective
: of or belonging to a bacchant