Definition of Bacchae
1 : the female attendants or priestesses of Bacchus
2 : the women participating in the Bacchanalia
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Origin and Etymology of bacchae
Latin, from Greek Bakchai, from Bakchos Bacchus
First Known Use: 1639
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