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bacchanalianism

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Bac⋅cha⋅na⋅li⋅a

  [bak-uh-ney-lee-uh, -neyl-yuh]
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–noun, plural -li⋅a, -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; < L equiv. to Bacch(us) + -ān(us) -an + -ālia, neut. pl. of -ālis -al 1 ; prob. 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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