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Bacchanalia


Bacˊcha-na′li-a

(băkˊkȧ-nā′lĭ-ȧ)
,
Noun.
pl.
[L.
Bacchanal
a place devoted to Bacchus; in the pl.
Bacchanalia
a feast of Bacchus, fr.
Bacchus
the god of wine, Gr.
Βάκχος
.]
1.
(Myth.)
A feast or an orgy in honor of Bacchus.
2.
Hence: A drunken feast; drunken revels; an orgy.

Definition 2024


Bacchanalia

Bacchanalia

See also: bacchanalia

English

Noun

Bacchanalia (uncountable)

  1. (Greek mythology) A feast or an orgy in honor of Bacchus.
  2. Hence: A drunken feast; drunken revels; an orgy.

Translations

References

  1. Bacchanalia” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.

bacchanalia

bacchanalia

See also: Bacchanalia

English

Noun

bacchanalia (plural bacchanalias)

  1. A wild, orgiastic party or celebration.

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