kəˈnɑl, ˌbæk noun
1.
a follower of Bacchus.
2.
a drunken reveler.
3.
an occasion of drunken revelry; orgy; bacchanalia.
adjective
4.
pertaining to Bacchus; bacchanalian.
Origin:
1530–40; < Latin Bacchānāl, equivalent to Bacch(us) + -ānāl, probably as back formation from Bacchānālia; see Bacchanalia
1530–40; < Latin Bacchānāl, equivalent to Bacch(us) + -ānāl, probably as back formation from Bacchānālia; see Bacchanalia
Synonyms
3. saturnalia, debauch, spree, carousal.
3. saturnalia, debauch, spree, carousal.
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| —n | |
| 1. | a follower of Bacchus |
| 2. | a drunken and riotous celebration |
| 3. | a participant in such a celebration; reveller |
| —adj | |
| 4. | of or relating to Bacchus |
| [C16: from Latin Bacchānālis; see | |
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Word Origin & History
bacchanal
1530s, from L. bacchanalis "having to do with Bacchus" (see Bacchus). Meaning "riotous, drunken roistering; orgy" is from 1711.
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