bacchant
- noun
- /ˈbækənt/
- Archaic
:
bacante
- She feared the arrival of the bacchants, whose revelry often led to chaos.
Examples
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During the festival, every bacchant danced wildly through the city streets.
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The old painting depicted a group of bacchants celebrating in a moonlit forest.
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The party was filled with bacchants celebrating all night.
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At the festival, bacchants danced joyfully around the fire.
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During the festival, every bacchant danced wildly through the city streets.
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She feared the arrival of the bacchants, whose revelry often led to chaos.
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At the festival, bacchants danced joyfully around the fire.
Synonyms
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3.0
A person who often goes to parties and enjoys them
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4.6
A person who loudly enjoys a party or festival
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5.9
A person who takes part in a party or special event
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3.7
A person who likes going to parties and meeting people
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5.3
A person who joins lively noisy celebrations
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9.9
A person who joins wild parties and drinks too much
A person who celebrates wildly while drunk
A person who enjoys loud, lively drinking parties
A person who joins in loud, friendly singing and drinking during a traditional celebration
A person who celebrates loudly and behaves wildly
A person who behaves loudly and wildly at parties
A person who makes loud, joyful noise at celebrations to excite people
A person who takes part in a special event to show joy
A woman who takes part in wild religious celebrations for the wine god Bacchus
Antonyms
How Wild
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Morphology
Etymology
Bacchant comes from the name Bacchus, the Roman god of 'wine', and from the wild parties held for him. So a bacchant is someone who joins loud, often drunken celebrations — a reveller.