Bacchante

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  • noun. A priestess or female votary of Bacchus.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. In antiquity, a priestess of Bacchus, or a woman who joined in the celebration of the festivals of Bacchus; a woman inspired with the bacchic frenzy. See mænad.
  • noun. A woman addicted to intemperance or riotous revelry; a female bacchanal.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A priestess of Bacchus.
  • noun. A female bacchanal.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A priestess of Bacchus.
  • noun. A female bacchanal.
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  • noun. (classical mythology) a priestess or votary of Bacchus
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    votary  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    maenad  
    variant