Bacchanalia
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See also: bacchanalia
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin Bacchānālia (“feast of Bacchus”), plural of Bacchānal (“a place devoted to Bacchus”), from Bacchus (“the god of wine”), from Ancient Greek Βάκχος (Bákkhos).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Bacchanalia
- (Greek mythology) A feast or an orgy in honor of Bacchus.
- (by extension) Alternative letter-case form of bacchanalia; a drunken feast; drunken revels; an orgy.
Translations
[edit]feast in honor of Bacchus
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drunken feast — see bacchanalia
References
[edit]- ^ “Bacchanalia”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.