Bacchae

[ bak-ee ]

plural noun

, Classical Mythology.

1. the female attendants of Bacchus.
2. the priestesses of Bacchus.
3. the women who took part in the Bacchanalia.

Bacchae

/ ˈbækiː /

plural noun

1. the priestesses or female devotees of Bacchus

Word History and Origins

Origin of Bacchae¹

< Latin < Greek Bákkhai, plural of Bákkhē maenad

Word History and Origins

Origin of Bacchae¹

Latin, from Greek Bakkhai , plural of Bakkhē priestess of Bacchus

Example Sentences

The scene stealing moment when he descended on wires from high in the theatre rafters in The Bacchae in 2007.

From BBC

“The Bacchae” is very loosely based on Euripides’s ancient play, whose characters seem to have been transplanted into a postapocalyptic world.

From New York Times

In terms of opaque plots, Kennedy and Selg had competition from Papakonstantinou, a Greek director who presented “The Bacchae” at the Muziekgebouw, Amsterdam’s largest concert hall.

From New York Times

The two men — friends since 2007, when they collaborated on the National Theater of Scotland’s “The Bacchae” — were having dinner one night when Cumming asked him what he thought about the idea.

From New York Times

Playwright Anne Carson brings a new adaptation of Euripides’s “The Bacchae” to Baltimore, in a production directed by Mike Donahue, with music by Diana Oh and choreography by Willia Noel Montague.

From Washington Post