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bacchant.

A priest of Bacchus.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbækənt//bəkant/
  1. A priest of Bacchus.

  2. A bacchanal; a drunken reveler.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin bacchantem, present active participle of bacchor (“to celebrate rites of Bacchus; to revel”), from Bacchus (“the god of wine”), from Ancient Greek Βάκχος (Bákkhos).

adj/ˈbækənt//bəkant/
  1. fond of drunken revelry; wine-loving; reveling; carousing.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin bacchantem, present active participle of bacchor (“to celebrate rites of Bacchus; to revel”), from Bacchus (“the god of wine”), from Ancient Greek Βάκχος (Bákkhos).

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