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bacchante
bac·chan·te [ bə kántee, bə kntee, bə kánt, bə knt ] (plural bac·chan·tes)


noun 
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priestess of Bacchus: in ancient Greece or Rome, a priestess or woman devotee of Bacchus
[Late 18th century. < French bacchante (see bacchant)]
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