bacchanal

bac·cha·nal  (bk-nl, -näl, bk-nl)

n.

1. A participant in the Bacchanalia.

2. The Bacchanalia. Often used in the plural.

3. A drunken or riotous celebration.

4. A reveler.

adj.

Of, relating to, or typical of the worship of Bacchus.

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[From Latin Bacchnlia, Bacchanalia; see Bacchanalia.]

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bacchanal [ˈbækən^əl]

n

1. (Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) a follower of Bacchus

2. a drunken and riotous celebration

3. a participant in such a celebration; reveller

adj

(Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) of or relating to Bacchus

[from Latin Bacchānālis; see Bacchus]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	bacchanal - someone who engages in drinking bouts bacchant, drunken reveler, drunken reveller imbiber, juicer, toper, drinker - a person who drinks alcoholic beverages (especially to excess)
	2.	bacchanal - a drunken reveller; a devotee of Bacchus bacchant buff, devotee, lover, fan - an ardent follower and admirer
	3.	bacchanal - a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity debauch, debauchery, drunken revelry, bacchanalia, saturnalia, orgy, riot revel, revelry - unrestrained merrymaking
Adj.	1.	bacchanal - used of riotously drunken merrymaking; "a night of bacchanalian revelry"; "carousing bands of drunken soldiers"; "orgiastic festivity" bacchanalian, bacchic, carousing, orgiastic drunk, inebriated, intoxicated - stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol); "a noisy crowd of intoxicated sailors"; "helplessly inebriated"