bacchanal
see also: Bacchanal
Pronunciation
Bacchanal
Adjective
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see also: Bacchanal
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈbækənəl/
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.
- Russian: вакхи́ческий
- Russian: разгу́льный
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.
- Russian: гуля́ка
Bacchanal
Adjective
bacchanal
- Alternative form of bacchanal
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