|dīə|ni]sēˌak also -nī] or ]zē- adjective
also di·o·ny·si·a·cal -_nə̇|sīəkəl, -ˌnī|-; ˌdīəˈni]sēˌakəl, -nī], ]zē- ; or di·o·ny·sic |dīə|nīsik, -nis-
Etymology: dionysiac from Late Latin dionysiacus, from Greek dionysiakos, from Dionysia; dionysiacal from Late Latin dionysiac us + English -al; dionysic from Latin Dionys us (from Greek Dionysos ) + English -ic
1. usually capitalized : relating to the Greek mythical god Dionysus or the Dionysia
in the cruder of Dionysiac mysteries the devotees drank of the fruit of the vine — K.S.Latourette
2. often capitalized : dionysian 2b
the dionysiac rapture, … gives place to Apolline serenity — Hunter Mead
the dionysiac character of hot jazz — R.L.Shayon
• di·o·ny·si·a·cal·ly |dīənə̇|sīək(ə)lē, -ˌnī|-; ˌdīəˈni]sēˌakəlē, -nī], ]zē-\ adverb , often capitalized