bacchante

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noun

A priestess of Bacchus.

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maenad
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Meanings

nounbacchante (plural bacchantes)

plural bacchantes · alternative Bacchante

  1. A priestess of Bacchus.

    Synonyms: maenad

  2. A female bacchanal.
    1 more example

    “… There was a man who always painted marble seats and another who did nothing but sheep. So a fellow I knew determined only to paint backs. Men's backs, women's backs, girls' backs and boys backs. […] his best known bacchante was described by a critic as all back and no ante, but his backs became famous. […]”

    1936, Herbert Adams, chapter 2, in A Word of Six Letters

    Synonyms: maenad

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA priestess of Bacchus.

Similar
maenad

nounA female bacchanal.

Similar
maenad
Also see
maenad

Translations

Polish bachantka
  • bachantkaa priestess of Bacchus
Russian вакха́нка
  • вакха́нка (vakxánka)a priestess of Bacchus
Cite this entry
APA

bacchante. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bacchante

MLA

“bacchante.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bacchante. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bacchante,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bacchante.

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