Bacchanalian

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Etymology

From Bacchanalia +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌbækəˈneɪli.ən/

Adjective

Bacchanalian (not comparable)

  1. (Greek mythology) Of or pertaining to the festival of Bacchus, relating to or given to reveling and drunkenness.
    • 1782, William Cowper, The Progress of Error:
      Even Bacchanalian madness has its charms.

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Noun

Bacchanalian (plural Bacchanalians)

  1. A bacchanal; a drunken reveler.

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