bacchanal

bac-cha-nal · noun

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Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A wild and drunken celebration or party.

  2. 2.

    (historical) A participant in the Bacchanalia, the ancient Roman festival honoring Bacchus, the god of wine.

  3. 3.

    (adjective) Relating to or characteristic of wild, drunken revelry.

Forms

plural: bacchanals

Related words

Antonyms: restraint, sobriety
See also: carnival, orgy, revelry
Synonyms: carousal, debauchery, orgy, revelry

Etymology

From Latin Bacchanalia, the Roman festival of Bacchus (Greek Dionysus), the god of wine and ecstasy.