Complete Definition of "Bacchanalia"

English

Etymology
Latin Bacchanal a place devoted to Bacchus; in the plural Bacchanalia a feast of Bacchus, from Bacchus the god of wine, Greek Βακχος.

Noun
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  1. mythology A feast or an orgy in honor of Bacchus.
  2. Hence: A drunken feast; drunken revels; an orgy.

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