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Meaning of BACCHANTE

Pronunciation:  bu'kantee

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  (Greek and Roman mythology) a priestess or votary of Bacchus
 
 See Also: votary

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Bac"chante\, n.; L. pl. {Bacchantes}.
1. A priestess of Bacchus.
2. A female bacchanal.
 

 

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