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BACCHANTE (bacchantes)

Dictionary entry overview: What does bacchante mean?

• BACCHANTE (noun)
The noun BACCHANTE has 1 sense:

1. (classical mythology) a priestess or votary of Bacchus

Familiarity information: BACCHANTE used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• BACCHANTE (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

(classical mythology) a priestess or votary of Bacchus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("bacchante" is a kind of...):

votary (a priest or priestess (or consecrated worshipper) in a non-Christian religion or cult)

Domain category:

Greek mythology (the mythology of the ancient Greeks)

Roman mythology (the mythology of the ancient Romans)

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