bacchanalian

[bak-uh-ney-lee-uh, -neyl-yuh]

Bac·cha·na·li·a

[bak-uh-ney-lee-uh, -neyl-yuh]
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

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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