comast

English

Alternative forms

• komast

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κωμαστής (kōmastḗs, “reveler”), from κῶμος (kômos, “merrymaking”).

Noun

comast (plural comasts)

1. A reveler, usually drunken or riotous.
   • 1996: Festivals of Dionysus were often characterized by ritual license and revelry, including reversal of social roles, cross-dressing by boys and men . . ., drunken comasts in the streets, as well as widespread boisterousness and obscenity. — The Oxford Classical Dictionary, 3rd edition, p. 481.

Synonyms

• (a reveler): reveler

Anagrams

• Mascot, catoms, comsat, mascot