Bacchanal Definition
băkə-năl, -näl, băkə-nəl
noun
A worshiper of Bacchus; bacchant or bacchante.
Webster's New World
A participant in the Bacchanalia.
American Heritage
A drunken carouser.
Webster's New World
A drunken or riotous celebration.
American Heritage
The Bacchanalia.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- drunken revelry
- bacchanalia
- riot
- saturnalia
- debauchery
- orgy
- debauch
- drunken reveller
- bacchant
- drunken reveler
- pub-crawl
- reveler
- party
- merrymaking
- frolic
adjective
Of, relating to, or typical of the worship of Bacchus.
American Heritage
Of Bacchus or his worship; bacchanalian.
Webster's New World
Carousing.
Webster's New World
Alternative form of bacchanal.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
Other Word Forms of Bacchanal
Noun
Singular:
bacchanalPlural:
bacchanalsOrigin of Bacchanal
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From Latin Bacchānālia Bacchanalia
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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