Definition of bacchanalia Bacchanalia

/bæˌkʌnejˈljʌ/ - [bakuneylyu] - Bac•cha•na•li•a

We found 8 definitions of bacchanalia from 5 different sources.

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What does bacchanalia mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

bacchanalia - a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity
  orgy, debauch, debauchery, saturnalia, riot, bacchanal, drunken revelry
  revel, revelry unrestrained merrymaking
bacchanalia - an orgiastic festival in ancient Greece in honor of Dionysus (= Bacchus)
  Dionysia, Bacchanalia
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • bacchanalia (n. pl.)
    A feast or an orgy in honor of Bacchus.
  • bacchanalia (n. pl.)
    Hence: A drunken feast; drunken reveler.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • bacchanalia
    A wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity.

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