Definition of Bacchantes:

part of speech: noun plural

The persons who took part in the festivals of Bacchus.

Usage examples:

• Long had the Bacchantes hated the loyal poet- lover of one fair woman whose dwelling was with the Shades. Jean Lang in "A Book of Myths".

• It was the day of the feast of Bacchus, and through the woods poured Bacchus and his Bacchantes a shameless rout, satyrs capering around them, centaurs neighing aloud. Jean Lang in "A Book of Myths".

• In answer, Freke again smiled, and played a wild Hungarian dance, fit for the dancing of bacchantes so full of barbaric clash and rhythm, that Jacqueline suddenly sprang up and began to dance around the chairs and tables. Molly Elliot Seawell in "Throckmorton".