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bacchant

bac·chant [ bə kánt, bə knt, bákənt ] (plural bac·chants)


noun 
Definition:
 
priest of Bacchus: in ancient Greece or Rome, a priest or other devotee of Bacchus

[Late 16th century. Via French bacchante< Latin bacchant-, present participle of bacchari "celebrate the feast of Bacchus" < Bacchus "Bacchus"]
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