bacchant
/bəˈkɑnt/
noun
- A person who takes part in wild, drunken parties or celebrations; a reveler.
- The tourists joined the bacchants in the carnival parade.
- In the play, the bacchants represent the chaotic side of human nature.
- The bacchants sang and danced around the bonfire.
- A priest or follower of the god Bacchus in ancient times.
- Ancient art often shows a bacchant in a state of ecstasy.
- The bacchants were believed to have supernatural powers during rituals.
- The bacchant carried a thyrsus, a staff wrapped in ivy.