Definitions for bacchantebəˈkæn ti, -ˈkɑn-, bəˈkænt, -ˈkɑnt
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
bac•chan•tebəˈkæn ti, -ˈkɑn-, bəˈkænt, -ˈkɑnt(n.)
a female bacchant.
Category: Mythology
Origin of bacchante:
1790–1800; < F bacchante, fem. of bacchantbacchant
Princeton's WordNet
bacchante(noun)
(classical mythology) a priestess or votary of Bacchus
Wiktionary
bacchante(Noun)
A priestess of Bacchus.
bacchante(Noun)
A female bacchanal.
Webster Dictionary
Bacchante(noun)
a priestess of Bacchus
Bacchante(noun)
a female bacchanal
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