Bacchanalia
See also: bacchanalia
English
editEtymology
editFrom 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
editNoun
editBacchanalia
- (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
editfeast in honor of Bacchus
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drunken feast — see bacchanalia
References
edit- ^ “Bacchanalia”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.