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Bacchantic

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bac·chant  (b-knt, -känt, bknt)
n. pl. bac·chants or bac·chan·tes (b-kntz, -kän-, -knts, -känts)
1. Greek & Roman Mythology A priest or votary of Bacchus.
2. A boisterous reveler.
[Latin bacchns, bacchant-, present participle of bacchr, to celebrate the festival of Bacchus, from Bacchus, Bacchus, from Greek Bakkhos.]
bac·chan·tic (-kntk) adj.
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Adj.1.bacchantic - of or relating to or resembling a bacchanalian reveler
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