bacchant

A noun referring to a follower or priest of Bacchus, the Roman god of wine, or more generally to a person who engages in drunken revelry or drinking bouts.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv, das einen Anhänger oder Priester des Bacchus, des römischen Weingottes, bezeichnet oder allgemeiner eine Person, die an trunkenen Orgien oder Trinkgelagen teilnimmt.

1. Drunken reveller C2 formal

   A person who engages in wild, drunken celebrations or parties.

   • The bacchants danced wildly through the streets during the festival.
   • He acted like a bacchant after winning the lottery.
   • The party turned into a gathering of bacchants by midnight.

   🇩🇪Bacchant

   Synonyme: bacchanalbacchanaliancarouserrevellerroistererwassailer

   Antonyme: abstainerasceticpuritanteetotaler

2. Devotee of Bacchus C2 formal

   A follower or worshipper of Bacchus, the Roman god of wine and revelry.

   • In ancient Rome, bacchants held secret rituals in the woods.
   • The temple was filled with bacchants offering wine to their god.
   • Bacchants were known for their ecstatic and chaotic ceremonies.

   🇩🇪Anhänger des Bacchus

   Synonyme: bacchanalbacchanalian

3. Mythological priest C2 formal

   In classical mythology, a priest or votary of Bacchus who participated in orgiastic rites.

   • The bacchant led the procession with a thyrsus in hand.
   • Mythological stories describe bacchants as followers of the god of wine.
   • The bacchant's chants echoed through the forest during the ritual.

   🇩🇪Bacchant

   Synonyme: bacchanalbacchantemaenad

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