Difference between Bacchanal and Bacchant

What is the difference between Bacchanal and Bacchant?

Bacchanal as an adjective is relating to bacchus or his festival. while Bacchant as an adjective is bacchanalian; fond of drunken revelry; wine-loving; reveling; carousing.

Bacchanal

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Relating to Bacchus or his festival. Engaged in drunken revels; drunken and riotous or noisy.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A devotee of Bacchus; one who indulges in drunken revels; one who is noisy and riotous when intoxicated; a carouser. The festival of Bacchus; the bacchanalia. Drunken revelry; an orgy. A song or a dance in honor of Bacchus.

Bacchant

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A priest of Bacchus.A bacchanal; a reveler.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Bacchanalian; fond of drunken revelry; wine-loving; reveling; carousing.

We hope you now know whether to use Bacchanal or Bacchant in your sentence.

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