Bacchae

[ bak-ee ]

/ ˈbæk i /

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plural noun Classical Mythology.

the female attendants of Bacchus.

the priestesses of Bacchus.

the women who took part in the Bacchanalia.

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Origin of Bacchae

<Latin <Greek Bákkhai, plural of Bákkhē maenad

Words nearby Bacchae

Baccalauréat, baccalaureate, baccalaureate sermon, baccarat, baccate, Bacchae, bacchanal, Bacchanalia, bacchanalian, bacchant, bacchante

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How to use Bacchae in a sentence

The final show of the series features Big Cry Country and Bacchae.
The best things to do in the D.C. area the week of Aug. 4-10|Fritz Hahn, Sophia Solano, Adele Chapin, Chris Kelly, Stephanie Williams, Michael Andor Brodeur|August 4, 2022|Washington Post
Towards the end of his life he migrated to Macedonia, where he wrote not the least splendid of his plays, the Bacchae.
Authors of Greece|T. W. Lumb
The Bacchae would at once announce a theme connected with rites familiar to the northern land.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8|Various
Again, such a play would involve a bewildering shift of sympathy, just as the Bacchae does.
Euripedes and His Age|Gilbert Murray

We have in the Bacchae—it seems to me impossible to deny it—a heartfelt glorification of "Dionysus."
Euripedes and His Age|Gilbert Murray
Hence the very Bacchae use measure, and the inspired give their oracles in measure.
Essays and Miscellanies|Plutarch

British Dictionary definitions for Bacchae

Bacchae

/ (ˈbækiː) /

pl n

the priestesses or female devotees of Bacchus

Word Origin for Bacchae

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

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