bacchante

Noun

Meaning

A priestess of Bacchus.

A female bacchanal.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

maenad shrew fury priestess priest disciple nun lush spitfire devotee bum drunkard virago soaker guzzler
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Hypernyms

votary

Derivatives

bacchantes

Examples

"Mlle Prévost as a Bacchante" depicts a child satyr playing a tambourine while Mlle Prévost, a dancer at the Opéra, is dancing as part of the Bacchanal festivities. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

bacchanalize bacchanology bacchant bacchantes bacchantic Baccharis