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
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The scene stealing moment when he descended on wires from high in the theatre rafters in The Bacchae in 2007.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2024
The Songbyrd show centered on catharsis and action, as Bacchae, along with the area punk and post-punk bands Saffron and Blue Streak, raised money for the D.C. affordable housing campaign Reclaim Rent Control.
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
In the Bacchae almost every reader feels that there is something more than a story.
From Euripedes and His Age by Gilbert Murray
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