Bacchanalia

Bac·cha·na·lia  (bk-nly, -nl-)

n. pl. Bacchanalia

1. The ancient Roman festival in honor of Bacchus.

2. bacchanalia A riotous, boisterous, or drunken festivity; a revel.

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[Latin Bacchnlia, from Bacchus, Bacchus, from Greek Bakkhos.]

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Baccha·nalian, baccha·nalian adj. & n.

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bacchanalia [ˌbækəˈneɪlɪə]

pl n

1. (Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) (often capital) orgiastic rites associated with Bacchus

2. any drunken revelry

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Bacchanalia - an orgiastic festival in ancient Greece in honor of Dionysus (= Bacchus) Dionysia festival, fete - an organized series of acts and performances (usually in one place); "a drama festival"
	2.	bacchanalia - a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity debauch, debauchery, drunken revelry, saturnalia, bacchanal, orgy, riot revel, revelry - unrestrained merrymaking

Translations

bacchanalia [ˌbækəˈneɪlɪə] NPL → bacanales fpl (fig) → bacanal f

bacchanalia

n (Hist, fig) → Bacchanal nt (geh)