1. A female follower or priestess of Bacchus, the Roman god of wine; a woman who participates in wild, ecstatic celebrations or revelry.
Usage: Often capitalized when referring to ancient Roman or Greek mythology.; Can be used figuratively to describe any woman engaged in uninhibited celebration or intoxication.

Examples

• In ancient Rome, a bacchante would dance in honor of Bacchus during the Bacchanalia festival.
• The painting depicted bacchantes in flowing robes, crowned with grape leaves and ivy.
• She moved through the party like a bacchante, uninhibited and full of joy.
• The mythology describes bacchantes as ecstatic followers who roamed the forests in frenzied celebration.
• The novel's protagonist becomes a bacchante, abandoning her former life for wild revelry.