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di·o·nys·i·ac
\|dīə|ni]sēˌak also -nī] or ]zē-\ adjective
also di·o·ny·si·a·cal \-_nə̇|sīəkəl, -ˌnī|-; ˌdīəˈni]sēˌakəl, -nī], ]zē-\; or di·o·ny·sic \|dīə|nīsik, -nis-\
Etymology: dionysiac from Late Latin dionysiacus, from Greek dionysiakos, from Dionysia; dionysiacal from Late Latin dionysiacus + English -al; dionysic from Latin Dionysus (from Greek Dionysos) + English -ic
1. usually capitalized : relating to the Greek mythical god Dionysus or the Dionysia
< in the cruder of Dionysiac mysteries the devotees drank of the fruit of the vine — K.S.Latourette >
2. often capitalized : dionysian 2b
< the dionysiac rapture, … gives place to Apolline serenity — Hunter Mead >
< the dionysiac character of hot jazz — R.L.Shayon >
• di·o·ny·si·a·cal·ly \|dīənə̇|sīək(ə)lē, -ˌnī|-; ˌdīəˈni]sēˌakəlē, -nī], ]zē-\ adverb, often capitalized |