bacchanal
See also: Bacchanal
English
WOTD – 21 January 2012
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Latin Bacchānālis (“of or pertaining to Bacchus”). See Bacchanalia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbækənəl/
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Translations
Noun
bacchanal (plural bacchanals)
- A devotee of Bacchus.
- Someone who indulges in drunken partying; someone noisy and riotous when intoxicated.
- 1623, William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream
- The riot of the tipsie Bachanals
- 1623, William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream
- (in the plural) The festival of Bacchus; the bacchanalia.
- Drunken revelry; an orgy.
- A song or a dance in honor of Bacchus.
Translations
devotee of Bacchus
festival of Bacchus
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drunken revelry; an orgy
song or dance in honor of Bacchus
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French
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