bacchanal
noun
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Pronunciation: /ˈbækənəl/
adj
Etymology: From Latin Bacchānālis (“of or pertaining to Bacchus”). See Bacchanalia.
- Relating to Bacchus or his festival.
“Sweet is the vintage, when the showering grapes / In Bacchanal profusion reel to earth, / Purple and gushing […]”
- Engaged in drunken revels; drunken and riotous or noisy.
noun
Etymology: From Latin Bacchānālis (“of or pertaining to Bacchus”). See Bacchanalia.
- A devotee of Bacchus.
- Someone who indulges in drunken partying; someone noisy and riotous when intoxicated.
“The riot of the tipsie Bachanals”
- The festival of Bacchus; the bacchanalia.
- Drunken revelry; an orgy.
- A song or a dance in honor of Bacchus.
- drama, ruckus, fiasco