Bacchae

plural noun

Bac·​chae ˈba-ˌkē 

-ˌkī

1

: the female attendants or priestesses of Bacchus

2

: the women participating in the Bacchanalia

Examples of Bacchae in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

His other shows include Great Expectations, Romeo and Juliet, Design for Living, Elle, Bent, The Bacchae, The Seagull, Lazarus, Daddy, Endgame and Burn. —Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019

Soyinka’s Bacchae is a serious work of art in a way that almost nothing done these days is serious, and its power derives from its merging of three seemingly quite different cultural traditions—three distinct and yet mystically correspondent practices of mythmaking. —John Ganz, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024

The final show of the series features Big Cry Country and Bacchae. —Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 4 Aug. 2022

Dead cattle hanging from hooks allude to the animals killed by followers of Dionysus in The Bacchae. —Tim Diovanni, Dallas News, 29 July 2021

Word History

Etymology

Latin, from Greek Bakchai, from Bakchos Bacchus

First Known Use

1639, in the meaning defined at sense 1