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bacchanalian
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Bac·cha·na·li·a
/
ˌbæk
əˈneɪ
li
ə
,
-ˈneɪl
yə
/
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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
-al
1
;
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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bacchanalian
(ˌbækəˈneɪlɪən)
—
adj
1.
characterized by or involving drunken revelry
2.
(
often capital
) of or relating to the orgiastic rites associated with Bacchus
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