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bacchic

bacchic

9.9
Full of wild, noisy drinking and dancing
  • adjective
  • /ˈbækɪk/
  • Archaic
translation icon : bacchico
  • Flibien noticed that one dancer holds a flute (Fig. 25) and the other a pair of cymbals, the instrument of bacchic revelry.

Even among the Bacchic revelry, true modesty will not be put to shame.

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Examples

  • Even among the Bacchic revelry, true modesty will not be put to shame.

  • But these are being brought together as something greater than these other forms of language, including that of the Bacchic frenzy.

  • So now you have the Star Spangled Bannered, which is our our our national anthem with Bacchic, Dionysian, Luciferian roots.

  • The party was filled with bacchic laughter and dancing as everyone celebrated the festival of wine.

  • During the bacchic celebrations, guests indulged in joyful feasting and merriment until dawn.

  • The bacchic atmosphere at the wine tasting event made everyone feel carefree and spirited.

Synonyms

orgiastic
vsbacchic
1 9.9

Full of wild, noisy celebration with much drinking and dancing

is more connected to rituals of the wine god rather than just excess
bacchanalian
vsbacchic
  • Literature
1 9.9

A loud, wild party with a lot of drinking and dancing

is more tied to festivals invoking the Roman wine god
bacchantic
vsbacchic
  • Archaic
9.9

Very wild and noisy because people are drinking and celebrating

is specifically about rituals tied to the Roman wine god
bacchanal
vsbacchic
  • Literature
9.9

Full of wild drinking and loud, out-of-control celebration

focuses on revelry tied to ancient wine rituals rather than general chaos
carousing
vsbacchic
7.9

Noisy, lively behavior at a party where people drink a lot

is more about ritualized, Bacchus related riotous revelry rather than social drinking

Antonyms

415 3.3

Not very large or intense

269 3.2

Not having drunk alcohol or taken drugs

How Drunk

bacchic
  • Archaic
9.9
drunk
1.6
tipsy
  • Informal
18 4.8

Surface Forms

bacchic positive

Morphology

bacchic = Bacchus (transparent) = bacch + ic

Derived directly from the proper name Bacchus plus the adjective-forming suffix '-ic' meaning 'relating to', so the relation is regular and directly interpretable if the base is known.

Etymology

The word bacchic comes from the name Bacchus, the Roman god of 'wine' whose festivals were famous for wild, noisy parties. So, bacchic describes a celebration that is full of drinking, loud joy, and wild behavior.