Bacchae

[ bak-ee ]

/ ˈbæk i /

plural noun Classical Mythology.

the female attendants of Bacchus.

the priestesses of Bacchus.

the women who took part in the Bacchanalia.

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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Example sentences from the Web for Bacchae

He had lost the sense of what the Chorus was in the hands of the great masters, say in the Bacchae or the Eumenides.
The Poetics|Aristotle
The beautiful side of this feeling is vividly conspicuous in The Bacchae.
The Bacchae of Euripides|Euripedes
We have in the Bacchae—it seems to me impossible to deny it—a heartfelt glorification of "Dionysus."
Euripedes and His Age|Gilbert Murray
In the Bacchae almost every reader feels that there is something more than a story.
Euripedes and His Age|Gilbert Murray

The story ends with the representation of the “Bacchae,” in Parthia.
Adventures among Books|Andrew Lang

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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单词	bacchae
释义	Bacchae [ bak-ee ] / ˈbæk i / plural noun Classical Mythology. the female attendants of Bacchus. the priestesses of Bacchus. the women who took part in the Bacchanalia. 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 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Bacchae He had lost the sense of what the Chorus was in the hands of the great masters, say in the Bacchae or the Eumenides. The Poetics\|Aristotle The beautiful side of this feeling is vividly conspicuous in The Bacchae. The Bacchae of Euripides\|Euripedes We have in the Bacchae—it seems to me impossible to deny it—a heartfelt glorification of "Dionysus." Euripedes and His Age\|Gilbert Murray In the Bacchae almost every reader feels that there is something more than a story. Euripedes and His Age\|Gilbert Murray The story ends with the representation of the “Bacchae,” in Parthia. Adventures among Books\|Andrew Lang 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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