Associations to the word «Bacchante»

Wiktionary

BACCHANTE, noun. A priestess of Bacchus.
BACCHANTE, noun. A female bacchanal.

Dictionary definition

BACCHANTE, noun. (classical mythology) a priestess or votary of Bacchus.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley