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bacchant: Meaning and Definition of

bac•chant

Pronunciation: (bak'unt, bu-kant', -känt'), [key]
— n., pl. adj. bac•chants, bac•chan•tes
—n.
  1. a priest, priestess, or votary of Bacchus; bacchanal.
  2. a drunken reveler.
—adj.
  1. inclined to revelry.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
See also:
Bacchanalia bacchante
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