"bacchante" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bacchantes [plural], Bacchante [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} bacchante (plural bacchantes)
  1. a priestess of Bacchus Translations (a priestess of Bacchus): bachantka [feminine] (Polish), вакха́нка (vakxánka) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-bacchante-en-noun-MiKwrz3w Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 44 46 4 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 44 46 4 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of 'a priestess of Bacchus': 99 1
  2. a female bacchanal
    Sense id: en-bacchante-en-noun-~NY7pTRS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 44 46 4 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 44 46 4 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 47 53
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: maenad Related terms: bacchant

Inflected forms

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