bac·chant I. \bəˈkant, ba-, -aa(ə)nt; bəˈkä-, ba-, -ˈkȧ-, bäˈkä-, bȧˈkȧ-; ˈbakənt\noun (pluralbacchants \-n(t)s\ ; orbac·chantes \as at bacchante\) Etymology: Latin bacchant-, bacchans, present participle of bacchari to celebrate the festival of Bacchus, from Bacchus : bacchanalian II. adjective : of or belonging to a bacchant