bacchanalian

Bac·cha·na·lia

B0007800 (băk′ə-nāl′yə, -nā′lē-ə)n. pl. Bacchanalia 1. The ancient Roman festival in honor of Bacchus.2. bacchanalia A riotous, boisterous, or drunken festivity; a revel.

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[Latin Bacchānālia, from Bacchus, Bacchus, from Greek Bakkhos.]

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Bac′cha·na′lian, bac′cha·na′lian adj. & n.

bacchanalian

(ˌbækəˈneɪlɪən) adj1. characterized by or involving drunken revelry2. (Classical Myth & Legend) (often capital) of or relating to the orgiastic rites associated with Bacchus

Thesaurus

Adj.

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bacchanalian - used of riotously drunken merrymaking; "a night of bacchanalian revelry"; "carousing bands of drunken soldiers"; "orgiastic festivity"bacchanal, bacchic, carousing, orgiasticdrunk, inebriated, intoxicated - stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol); "a noisy crowd of intoxicated sailors"; "helplessly inebriated"

Translations

bacchantisch