Definitions for bacchantes
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Webster Dictionary
Bacchantes(u)
of Bacchant
Bacchantes(u)
of Bacchante
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Bacchantes
those who took part in the festival of Bacchus, confined originally to women, and were called by a number of names, such as Mænads, Thyads, &c.; they wore their hair dishevelled and thrown back, and had loose flowing garments.
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