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noun, plural Bac·cha·na·li·a, Bac·cha·na·li·as.
1.
(sometimes used with a plural verb) a festival in honor of Bacchus. Compare Dionysia.
2.
(lowercase) a drunken feast; orgy.
Origin:
1625–35; < Latin equivalent to Bacch(us) + -ān(us) -an + -ālia, neuter plural of -ālis -al1; probably modeled on volcānālia. See Saturnalia
1625–35; < Latin equivalent to Bacch(us) + -ān(us) -an + -ālia, neuter plural of -ālis -al1; probably modeled on volcānālia. See Saturnalia
Related forms
bac·cha·na·li·an, adjective, noun
bac·cha·na·li·an·ism, noun
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Bacchanalia
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| the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language). |
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bacchanalia
"drunken revelry," 1630s, from the name of the Roman festival held in honor of Bacchus, from L. neut. pl. of bacchanalis (see Bacchus). A participant is a Bacchant (1690s), fem. Bacchante, from French. Related: Bacchanalian (adj., 1620s)
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