bacchant

noun

bac·​chant bə-ˈkant How to pronounce bacchant (audio)
-ˈkänt;
ˈba-kənt,
ˈbä- How to pronounce bacchant (audio)
plural bacchants or bacchantes bə-ˈkants How to pronounce bacchant (audio)
-ˈkänts,
-ˈkan-tēz,
-ˈkän-tēz
bacchant adjective

Examples of bacchant in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The lesbians became the bacchants of Euripides, killing him in a festive manner. Andrew Martin, The New York Review of Books, 13 May 2020

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Word History

Etymology

Latin bacchant-, bacchans, from present participle of bacchari to take part in the orgies of Bacchus

First Known Use

1699, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bacchant was in 1699

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Cite this Entry

“Bacchant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bacchant. Accessed 18 Mar. 2024.

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