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Bac·chus

[bak-uh

s] Pronunciation Key

–noun Classical Mythology.

the god of wine; Dionysus.

[Origin: < L < Gk Bákkhos

]

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Bac·chus (bāk'əs) Pronunciation Key
n. Greek & Roman Mythology
See Dionysus.

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Di·o·ny·sus (dī'ə-nī'səs, -nē'-) Pronunciation Key
n. Greek & Roman Mythology
The god of wine and of an orgiastic religion celebrating the power and fertility of nature. Also called Bacchus.

[Latin Dionȳsus, from Greek Dionūsos.]

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bacchus
noun
(classical mythology) god of wine; equivalent of Dionysus

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Bacchus [(bak-uhs)]

The Greek and Roman god of wine and revelry. He is also known by the Greek name Dionysus.

Note: In painting, Bacchus is often depicted eating a bunch of grapes and surrounded by satyrs.

Note: A ®Äúbacchanalian®Äù party or feast is marked by unrestrained drunkenness. The name recalls a Roman festival called Bacchanalia.

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Bacchus

Bac"chus\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?] (Myth.) The god of wine, son of Jupiter and Semele.

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