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Definition of Bacchic
1. Adjective. Used of riotously drunken merrymaking. "Orgiastic festivity"
Similar to: Drunk, Inebriated, Intoxicated
Derivative terms: Bacchanal, Bacchanal, Orgy, Orgy
Definition of Bacchic
1. a. Of or relating to Bacchus; hence, jovial, or riotous, with intoxication.
Definition of Bacchic
1. Adjective. (alternative spelling of bacchic) ¹
2. Adjective. Of or relating to Bacchus; hence, jovial, or riotous, with intoxication. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Bacchic
1. riotous [adj] - See also: riotous
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bacchic
Literary usage of Bacchic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Compilation of Notes and Memoranda Bearing Upon the Use of Human Ordure and by John Gregory Bourke (1888)
"The Bacchic orgies of the Greeks, while not strictly assimilated to the ...
Bacchic ORGIES IN NORTH AMERICA. These orgies were duplicated among many of the ..."
2. Annals of the French Stage from Its Origin to the Death of Racine by Frederick William Hawkins (1884)
"It is to be feared that on ne occasion his friends did him more harm than good;
they organized a Bacchic procession at Arcueil in his ..."
3. Ancient History for Colleges and High Schools by Philip Van Ness Myers (1901)
"The Greek drama, in both its branches of tragedy and comedy, grew out of the
songs and dances instituted in honor of the god of wine — Dionysus.1 Bacchic ..."
4. History of Ancient Pottery by Samuel Birch (1858)
"The body is larger than that of the Etruscan or Bacchic amphora ; the handles
are not ... Bacchic Amphora. reward oil, an amphora, and »n olive crown. ..."
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