Bacchanalia

See also: bacchanalia

English

Etymology

From Latin Bacchānālia (“feast of Bacchus”), plural of Bacchānal (“a place devoted to Bacchus”), from Bacchus (“the god of wine”), from Ancient Greek Βάκχος (Bákkhos).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌbækəˈneɪli.ə/[1]

Noun

Bacchanalia

  1. (Greek mythology) A feast or an orgy in honor of Bacchus.
  2. (by extension) Alternative letter-case form of bacchanalia; a drunken feast; drunken revels; an orgy.

Translations
drunken feast — see bacchanalia

References
  1. “Bacchanalia”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
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