(classical mythology) a priest or votary of Bacchus
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Bacchant \Bac"chant\, n.; pl. E. {Bacchants}, L. {Bacchantes}. [L. bacchans, -antis, p. pr. of bacchari to celebrate the festival of Bacchus.] 1. A priest of Bacchus.
2. A bacchanal; a reveler. --Croly.
Bacchant \Bac"chant\, a. Bacchanalian; fond of drunken revelry; wine-loving; reveling; carousing. --Byron.