English Explanatory Dictionary

Bacchanalia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A feast or an orgy in honor of Bacchus.
  2. Alternative letter-case form of bacchanalia; a drunken feast; drunken revels; an orgy.
noun
  1. Any wild, orgiastic party or celebration.

Pronunciation

/ˌbækəˈneɪli.ə/ /ˌbæk.əˈnɑː.lɪə/ En-us-bacchanalia.oga

Word forms

Bacchanalia bacchanalias

Etymology

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).

Related words

bacchanal saturnalia dionysia
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