Definitions for bacchanalˌbɑ kəˈnɑl, ˌbæk əˈnæl, ˈbæk ə nl; ˈbæk ə nl

bac•cha•nalˌbɑ kəˈnɑl, ˌbæk əˈnæl, ˈbæk ə nl; ˈbæk ə nl(n.; adj.)

1530–40; < L Bacchānāl, der. of Bacchus

drunken reveler, drunken reveller, bacchanal, bacchant(noun)
someone who engages in drinking bouts
bacchant, bacchanal(noun)
a drunken reveller; a devotee of Bacchus
orgy, debauch, debauchery, saturnalia, riot, bacchanal, bacchanalia, drunken revelry(adj)
a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity
bacchanalian, bacchanal, bacchic, carousing, orgiastic(adj)
used of riotously drunken merrymaking
"a night of bacchanalian revelry"; "carousing bands of drunken soldiers"; "orgiastic festivity"

bacchanal(Noun)
A devotee of Bacchus; one who indulges in drunken revels; one who is noisy and riotous when intoxicated; a carouser.
bacchanal(Noun)
The festival of Bacchus; the bacchanalia.
bacchanal(Noun)
Drunken revelry; an orgy.
bacchanal(Noun)
A song or a dance in honor of Bacchus.
bacchanal(Adjective)
Relating to Bacchus or his festival.
bacchanal(Adjective)
Engaged in drunken revels; drunken and riotous or noisy.

Origin: From Bacchanalis. See Bacchanalia.

Bacchanal(adj)
relating to Bacchus or his festival
Bacchanal(adj)
engaged in drunken revels; drunken and riotous or noisy
Bacchanal(noun)
a devotee of Bacchus; one who indulges in drunken revels; one who is noisy and riotous when intoxicated; a carouser
Bacchanal(noun)
the festival of Bacchus; the bacchanalia
Bacchanal(noun)
drunken revelry; an orgy
Bacchanal(noun)
a song or dance in honor of Bacchus

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