BACCHANALIAN


Meaning of BACCHANALIAN in English

I. |bakə|nālyən, -lēən adjective

: of, relating to, or suggesting the ancient Roman religious rites marked by orgiastic revelry and drunkenness that were held in honor of Bacchus, the god of wine

II. noun

( -s )

: a bacchanalian reveler : bacchanal II 1

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