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bacchanal definition

bac·cha·nal (bak′ə nal′)

noun

  1. a worshiper of Bacchus; bacchant or bacchante
  2. a drunken carouser
  3. the Bacchanalia
  4. a dance or song in honor of Bacchus
  5. a drunken party; orgy

Etymology: L, place devoted to Bacchus

adjective

  1. of Bacchus or his worship; bacchanalian
  2. carousing

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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