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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