Bacchae

[ bak-ee ]

plural noun

, Classical Mythology.

1. the female attendants of Bacchus.
2. the priestesses of Bacchus.
3. the women who took part in the Bacchanalia.

Bacchae

/ ˈbækiː /

plural noun

1. the priestesses or female devotees of Bacchus

Word History and Origins

Origin of Bacchae¹

< Latin < Greek Bákkhai, plural of Bákkhē maenad

Word History and Origins

Origin of Bacchae¹

Latin, from Greek Bakkhai , plural of Bakkhē priestess of Bacchus

Example Sentences

The final show of the series features Big Cry Country and Bacchae.

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Towards the end of his life he migrated to Macedonia, where he wrote not the least splendid of his plays, the Bacchae.

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The Bacchae would at once announce a theme connected with rites familiar to the northern land.

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Again, such a play would involve a bewildering shift of sympathy, just as the Bacchae does.

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We have in the Bacchae—it seems to me impossible to deny it—a heartfelt glorification of "Dionysus."

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Hence the very Bacchae use measure, and the inspired give their oracles in measure.

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