# bacchant

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbækənt/

## Definitions
1. A priest of Bacchus.
2. A bacchanal; a drunken reveler.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin bacchantem, present active participle of bacchor (“to celebrate rites of Bacchus; to revel”), from Bacchus (“the god of wine”), from Ancient Greek Βάκχος (Bákkhos).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/bacchant