bacchanal
See also: Bacchanal
English
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Etymology
From Latin Bacchānālis (“of or pertaining to Bacchus”). See Bacchanalia.
Pronunciation
Adjective
bacchanal (comparative more bacchanal, superlative most bacchanal)
- Relating to Bacchus or his festival.
- 1819, Lord Byron, Don Juan, I:
- Sweet is the vintage, when the showering grapes / In Bacchanal profusion reel to earth, / Purple and gushing […]
- 1819, Lord Byron, Don Juan, I:
- Engaged in drunken revels; drunken and riotous or noisy.
Translations
relating to Bacchus or his festival
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engaged in drunken revels; drunken and riotous or noisy
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Noun
bacchanal (plural bacchanals)
- A devotee of Bacchus.
- Someone who indulges in drunken partying; someone noisy and riotous when intoxicated.
- 1623, William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream
- The riot of the tipsie Bachanals
- 1623, William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream
- (in the plural) The festival of Bacchus; the bacchanalia.
- Drunken revelry; an orgy.
- A song or a dance in honor of Bacchus.
Translations
devotee of Bacchus
festival of Bacchus
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drunken revelry; an orgy
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song or dance in honor of Bacchus
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French
Pronunciation
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Noun
bacchanal m (plural bacchanals)
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