bac|chant

bac|chant
bac|chant «BAK uhnt», noun, plural bac|chants, bac|chan|tes «buh KAN teez», adjective.
–n.
1. a priest or man worshiper of Bacchus; bacchanal.
2. a drunken reveler.
–adj.
1. worshiping Bacchus.
2. given to drunken carousing.
3. wine-loving.
[< Latin bacchāns, -antis, present participle of bacchārī celebrate the rites of Bacchus]

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