Definition of Dionysia

1. Noun. An orgiastic festival in ancient Greece in honor of Dionysus (= Bacchus).

Exact synonyms: Bacchanalia
Generic synonyms: Festival, Fete

Definition of Dionysia

1. n. pl. Any of the festivals held in honor of the Olympian god Dionysus. They correspond to the Roman Bacchanalia; the greater Dionysia were held at Athens in March or April, and were celebrated with elaborate performances of both tragedies and comedies.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dionysia

Diogenes
Diogenes cup
dioicous
diol
diolamine
diolefin
diolefins
diols
diomedea
Diomedea exulans
Diomedea nigripes
Diomedeidae
dionaea
Dionaea
Dionaea muscipula
Dionysia
dionysiac
Dionysian
Dionysius
Dionysius the Elder
Dionysus
dioon
diophantine
Diophantus
diopside
diopside
diopsides
diopsidic
dioptase
dioptase

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