English Dictionary: Bacchantes | by the DICT Development Group |
2 results for Bacchantes | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Bacchante \Bac"chante\, n.; L. pl. {Bacchantes}. 1. A priestess of Bacchus. 2. A female bacchanal. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Bacchant \Bac"chant\, n.; pl. E. {Bacchants}, L. {Bacchantes}. [L. bacchans, -antis, p. pr. of bacchari to celebrate the festival of Bacchus.] 1. A priest of Bacchus. 2. A bacchanal; a reveler. --Croly. |