bacchante
Wine god's follower
A bacchante is a female follower of Bacchus, the Roman god of wine, or a woman given to drunken revelry.
The term evokes the frenzied female worshippers of ancient myth who danced, drank, and celebrated with wild abandon: The painting depicted bacchantes in ecstatic dance.
In broader use, bacchante describes any woman who behaves with uninhibited, intoxicated exuberance.
Frenzied female worshipper
- DionysusGreek deity of wine
- satyrGoat-legged forest deity
- nymphNature spirit or larva
- OrphismGreek mystery religion
mystery · chthonic · mythos · Ariadne · Agave · sparagmos · cult · revel
Overwhelming ecstatic feeling
- deliriumAcute mental disorientation
- frenzyViolent mental agitation
- transportMoving things between places
- euphoriaIntense emotional high
mania · possession · intoxication · transcendence · wildness · abandon · fervor · madness
Vine-grown berry cluster
- wineFermented grape beverage
- ivyEvergreen climbing plant
- vineyardGrape-growing estate
- harvestGathering mature crops
vintage · viticulture · oenology · libation · cup · goblet · krater · amphora
Zealous admirer or follower
- followerOne who supports another
- votaryOne pledged to service
- acolyteClergy's ceremonial assistant
- priestessFemale religious officiant
celebrant · adherent · zealot · faithful · pilgrim · initiate · convert · believer
Formal admission ceremony
- libationCeremonial drink offering
- processionFormal moving line
- chantingRhythmic repetitive vocalization
- sacrificeGiving up something precious
altar · offering · incantation · purification · consecration · rite · ceremony · torchlit
maenad
Frenzied female worshipper
Orphism · mystery · chthonic · mythos · Ariadne · Agave · sparagmos · cult · revel · possessed
rapture
Overwhelming ecstatic feeling
- deliriumAcute mental disorientation
- frenzyViolent mental agitation
- transportMoving things between places
euphoria · mania · possession · intoxication · transcendence · wildness · abandon · fervor · madness · exaltation
grape
Vine-grown berry cluster
harvest · vintage · viticulture · oenology · libation · cup · goblet · krater · amphora · wineskin
devotee
Zealous admirer or follower
priestess · celebrant · adherent · zealot · faithful · pilgrim · initiate · convert · believer · disciple
initiation
Formal admission ceremony
- libationCeremonial drink offering
- processionFormal moving line
- chantingRhythmic repetitive vocalization
sacrifice · altar · offering · incantation · purification · consecration · rite · ceremony · torchlit · nocturnal
bacchanteteetotaler
Complete abstainer from liquor
abstainer · temperance advocate · puritan · ascetic · stoic
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