BACCHANTE (bacchantes)

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: 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

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)