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bacchanals

noun

Meaning

  1. A devotee of Bacchus.
  2. Someone who indulges in drunken partying; someone noisy and riotous when intoxicated.
  3. (in the plural) The festival of Bacchus; the bacchanalia.
  4. Drunken revelry; an orgy.
  5. A song or a dance in honor of Bacchus.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

bacchic(English)bacchanalian(English)orgy(English)bacchanalia(English)bacchant(English)saturnalia(English)orgiastic(English)debauchery(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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