What is the meaning of the word "bacchant"?
Definitions:
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A reveler or intoxicated partygoer engaging in excessive festivity.
NOUN
- He behaved like a bacchant at the carnival, lost in drink and laughter.
- He behaved like a bacchant at the carnival, lost in drink and laughter.
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Refers to a follower or devotee of Bacchus, the Roman god of wine, especially one who participates in drunken or ecstatic revelry. NOUN
- The bacchants danced wildly under the moon, singing in honor of the wine god.
- The bacchants danced wildly under the moon, singing in honor of the wine god.
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Someone who engages in drinking bouts. NOUN
- Like a true bacchant, he raised his goblet and toasted to endless nights of pleasure and wine.
- Like a true bacchant, he raised his goblet and toasted to endless nights of pleasure and wine.