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- noun Plural form of
bacchant . - noun Plural form of
bacchante .
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Examples
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The figures are crowned with roses and daffodills and have the dishevelled look of bacchantes in ecstasy…There is an aesthetic of horror as well as an aesthetic of hedonism.
Forgotten Master: Hiremy-Hirschl James Gurney 2009
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The figures are crowned with roses and daffodills and have the dishevelled look of bacchantes in ecstasy…There is an aesthetic of horror as well as an aesthetic of hedonism.
Archive 2009-01-01 James Gurney 2009
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We reach deep into the entombed secrets of our soul, dare to pull on those threads that originate in forbidden desires, and dance in disguise with the abandon of bacchantes.
Nor certitude, nor peace Young Geoffrion 2008
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We reach deep into the entombed secrets of our soul, dare to pull on those threads that originate in forbidden desires, and dance in disguise with the abandon of bacchantes.
Archive 2008-03-01 Young Geoffrion 2008
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Picturesque ruins become eloquent backdrops for biblical dramas, daydreams of shepherds and bacchantes, or meditations on the pettiness of modern life.
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At the base of the arches, four bacchantes, their torsos ending in consoles….
Savoring The Past Wheaton Barbara Ketcham 1983
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At the base of the arches, four bacchantes, their torsos ending in consoles….
Savoring The Past Wheaton Barbara Ketcham 1983
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I have posed for nearly an hour upon one foot with extended arms in a dance of bacchantes, till I have fainted.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 22. July, 1878. Various
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The side walls were decorated with fauns and naked bacchantes carrying vases of flowers.
The Coming of the King Bernie Babcock
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The rich ceiling in its pure plastic was modeled after the Elizabeth hall in the royal palace of Berlin, the stucco figures, as well as the decorations of the ceiling, likewise the golden medallions at the four corners, representing a procession of bacchantes, while the rich door panelings were modeled in the royal palace and placed here.
Final Report of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission
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