Usually means: Joyous procession in Dionysian worship.
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▸ noun:  (historical, Ancient Greece) A group of singers and dancers assembled to celebrate the festival of one of the gods.

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thiasote, thiasarch, thiasos, dithyramb, dionysia, chorus, cyclic chorus, syssitia, Greek chorus, Theorica, more...

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thiasote, thiasarch, thiasos, dithyramb, dionysia, chorus, cyclic chorus, syssitia, Greek chorus, Theorica, more...



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