bacchant

[From Lat. bacchans, pr. par. of bacchor = to celebrate the festival of Bacchus.] A priest of Bacchus. ( Worcester.) bắc-chăn'-tē, s. [In Fr. & Port. Bacchante, bacchante = (1) a prieste of Bacchus, (2) an immodest female; Ital. Baccante; from Lat. bacchans, pr. par. of bacchor.] [BACCHANT.] A prieste of Bacchus. (Often used in the plural, Băc - chăn '-tëș.) "Plaintive at first were the tones and sad; then IMG:content-0972.png:[graphic] IMG:content-0973.png:[merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][graphic][merged small][merged small] 402