Bacchae
Americanplural noun
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the female attendants of Bacchus.
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the priestesses of Bacchus.
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the women who took part in the Bacchanalia.
plural noun
Etymology
Origin of Bacchae
< Latin < Greek Bákkhai, plural of Bákkhē maenad
Example Sentences
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In the last decade, he's been here more and more, thanks to TV work such as hosting the Traitors American version and shows like Burn, Macbeth and The Bacchae with the National Theatre of Scotland.
From BBC ● Jan. 21, 2025
After an electrifying set by Saffron and Blue Streak, Bacchae took the stage in the crowded venue to skewer URL existence with “Life Online.”
From Washington Post ● Mar. 7, 2020
And, not incidentally, to the locals, from whom she intends to pluck a new crop of devotees, like the frenzied Bacchae of ancient days.
From New York Times ● Feb. 6, 2017
One contributor, a doctoral student at Columbia, came up with a wonderful idea: Colleges should assign Euripides’ The Bacchae as the common summer reading for incoming freshmen.
From Forbes ● Dec. 8, 2014
It was at Pella, too, that Euripides composed or completed, and perhaps produced, the Bacchae.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 "Ethiopia" to "Evangelical Association" by Various
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