| NOUN | person | bacchant, drunken reveler, drunken reveller, bacchanal | someone who engages in drinking bouts |
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| person | bacchant, bacchanal | a drunken reveller | |
| person | bacchant | (classical mythology) a priest or votary of Bacchus |
| Meaning | someone who engages in drinking bouts. | |
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| Synonyms | drunken reveler, drunken reveller, bacchanal | |
| Broader | drinker, imbiber, toper, juicer | A person who drinks alcoholic beverages (especially to excess) |
| Spanish | borracho | |
| Catalan | borratxo | |
| Meaning | A drunken reveller; a devotee of Bacchus. | |
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| Synonym | bacchanal | |
| Broader | fan, buff, devotee, lover | An ardent follower and admirer |
| Spanish | bacanal, bacante, ménade | |
| Catalan | bacant, mènade | |
| Adjectives | bacchantic | of or relating to or resembling a bacchanalian reveler |
| Meaning | (classical mythology) a priest or votary of Bacchus. | |
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| Category | Greek mythology | The mythology of the ancient Greeks |
| Roman mythology | The mythology of the ancient Romans | |
| Broader | votary | A priest or priestess (or consecrated worshipper) in a non-Christian religion or cult |
| Spanish | bacante, ménade | |
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