bacchantic
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Bacchantic — Bac*chan tic, a. Bacchanalian. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bacchantic — See bacchant. * * * … Universalium
bacchantic — bac·chan·tic … English syllables
bacchantic — adjective of or relating to or resembling a bacchanalian reveler • Pertains to noun: ↑bacchant • Derivationally related forms: ↑bacchant … Useful english dictionary
bacchant — bacchantic, adj. /bak euhnt, beuh kant , kahnt /, n., pl. bacchants, bacchantes /beuh kan teez, kahn /, adj. n. 1. a priest, priestess, or votary of Bacchus; bacchanal. 2. a drunken reveler. adj. 3. inclined to revelry. [1690 1700; < L bacchant… … Universalium
Bacchus — Roman god of wine; the Greek equivalent was Dionysus. Words derived from Bacchus are usually not capitalized but do retain ccspelling: bacchanalian, bacchic, bacchantic … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
bacchant — /ˈbækənt/ (say bakuhnt) noun (plural bacchants or bacchantes /bəˈkæntiz/ (say buh kanteez)) 1. a priest, priestess or votary of Bacchus; a bacchanal. 2. a drunken reveller. {Latin bacchans, present participle, celebrating the festival of Bacchus} …
bacchant — fem. (pl. es). priest or votary of Bacchus. ♦ bacchante, n. such priestess or female votary. ♦ bacchantic, a … Dictionary of difficult words
bacchant — [bak′ənt] n. pl. bacchants or bacchantes [bə kan′tēz, bəkän′tēz] [< L bacchans, prp. of bacchari, to celebrate the feast of BACCHUS] 1. a priest or worshiper of Bacchus 2. a drunken carouser adj. 1. worshiping Bacchus … English World dictionary
bacchant — n. & adj. n. (pl. bacchants or bacchantes; fem. bacchante) 1 a priest, worshipper, or follower of Bacchus. 2 a drunken reveller. adj. 1 of or like Bacchus or his rites. 2 riotous, roistering. Derivatives: bacchantic adj. Etymology: F bacchante f … Useful english dictionary
