Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913 Bacchant · Bac·chant · IPA /ˈbækənt/ n. a. 01 n. A priest of Bacchus. pl. Bacchants, Bacchantes 1. A priest of Bacchus. 2. A bacchanal; a reveler. 02 a. Bacchanalian; fond of drunken revelry; wine-loving; reveling; carousing. 1. Bacchanalian; fond of drunken revelry; wine-loving; reveling; carousing.