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Definition of Bacchanalia
1. Noun. An orgiastic festival in ancient Greece in honor of Dionysus (= Bacchus).
2. Noun. A wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity.
Generic synonyms: Revel, Revelry
Derivative terms: Bacchanal, Bacchanalian, Debauch, Debauch, Orgiastic, Orgiastic, Riot, Riotous
Definition of Bacchanalia
1. n. pl. A feast or an orgy in honor of Bacchus.
Definition of Bacchanalia
1. Noun. (mythology) A feast or an orgy in honor of Bacchus. ¹
2. Noun. Hence: A drunken feast; drunken revels; an orgy. ¹
3. Noun. A wild, orgiastic party or celebration. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Bacchanalia
1. [n BACCHANALIA]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bacchanalia
Literary usage of Bacchanalia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A History of Rome from the Earliest Times to the Establishment of the Empire by Henry George Liddell (1855)
"Evidence of profligacy: L. Flamininus: bacchanalia: Poisoning by women. § 8.
State of parties in the Senate: Scipio, his loss of power. § 9. ..."
2. A History of Rome from the Earliest Times to the Establishment of the Empire by Henry George Liddell (1855)
"Evidence of profligacy: L. Flamininus: bacchanalia: Poisoning by women. § 8.
State of parties in the Senate: Scipio, his loss of power. § 9. ..."
3. The Gentile Nations: Or, the History and Religion of the Egyptians by George Smith (1854)
"... Vows—Sacrifices — Festivals—-Lupercalia—bacchanalia—Saturnalia—General View
of the Roman Religiou—Remarkable Unity maintained, notwithstanding so much ..."
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