BACCHAE


Meaning of BACCHAE in English

/bak"ee/ , n.pl. Class. Myth.

1. the female attendants of Bacchus.

2. the priestesses of Bacchus.

3. the women who took part in the Bacchanalia.

[ Bákkhai, pl. of BÁKKHE maenad ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .