DIONYSIAC


Meaning of DIONYSIAC in English

— Dionysiacally /duy'euh ni suy"ik lee/ , adv.

/duy'euh nis"ee ak', -nuy"see-/ , adj.

1. of or pertaining to the Dionysia or to Dionysus; Bacchic.

2. Dionysian (def. 2).

[ 1820-30; Dionysiacus Dionysiakós, equiv. to Diónys ( os ) DIONYSUS + -i- deriv. s. vowel + -akos -AC ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .