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bac⋅chant

  [bak-uhnt, buh-kant, -kahnt] noun, plural bac⋅chants, bac⋅chan⋅tes  [buh-kan-teez, -kahn-] , adjective
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–noun
1. a priest, priestess, or votary of Bacchus; bacchanal.
2. a drunken reveler.
–adjective
3. inclined to revelry.
Origin:
1690–1700; < L bacchant- (s. of bacchāns, prp. of bacchārī to revel). See Bacchus, -ant

Related forms:
bac⋅chan⋅tic, adjective
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bac·chant   (bə-kānt', -känt', bāk'ənt)   
n.   pl. bac·chants or bac·chan·tes (bə-kān'tēz, -kän'-, -kānts', -känts')

  1. Greek & Roman Mythology A priest or votary of Bacchus.

  2. A boisterous reveler.


[Latin bacchāns, bacchant-, present participle of bacchārī, to celebrate the festival of Bacchus, from Bacchus, Bacchus, from Greek Bakkhos.]
bac·chan·tic (-kān'tĭk) adj.
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