Bacchanal

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Adjective 1.3 Noun

English

Etymology

Latin Bacchanalis. See Bacchanalia.

Adjective

1. Relating to Bacchus or his festival.
2. Engaged in drunken revels; drunken and riotous or noisy.

Noun

Plural: Bacchanals

1. A devotee of Bacchus; one who indulges in drunken revels; one who is noisy and riotous when intoxicated; a carouser. "Tipsy bacchanals." Shakeskpeare.
2. plural The festival of Bacchus; the bacchanalia.
3. Drunken revelry; an orgy.
4. A song or a dance in honor of Bacchus.fr:bacchanal

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