Bacchanalia
//ˌbækəˈneɪli.ə// noun
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A feast or an orgy in honor of Bacchus. Greek
- 2 Any wild, orgiastic party or celebration.
"His sexuality had been an open secret within the industry for decades: his pool parties, described as “blond bacchanalias”, were legendary."
- 3 a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity wordnet
- 4 Alternative letter-case form of bacchanalia; a drunken feast; drunken revels; an orgy. alt-of, broadly
- 5 an orgiastic festival in ancient Greece in honor of Dionysus (= Bacchus) wordnet
Example
More examples"I want to take part in the bacchanalia too!"
Etymology
Etymology 1
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).
Etymology 2
From Bacchanalia.
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