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Bacchanalia

Bacchanalia

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An ancient festival of wild dancing and drinking to honor Bacchus
  • noun
  • /ˌbækəˈneɪliə/
  • Literature
translation icon : bacanales
  • Bacchanalia restaurant

Examples

  • Gentlemen, see you at the Bacchanalia.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • No, I mean, Romans certainly had bacchanalias and really worshipped being drunk.

  • The ancient Greeks celebrated the Bacchanalia with music, dancing, and plenty of wine.

  • During the Bacchanalia, revelers would honor Bacchus with extravagant feasts and performances.

  • The festival of Bacchanalia was known for its wild abandon and unrestrained festivities.

Synonyms

bacchanal
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A wild party with a lot of drinking and loud, out-of-control behavior

is an ancient religious festival honoring the wine god rather than a general party
Saturnalia
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  • Literature
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A Roman festival with loud feasting when people often switch social roles

centres on wild drunken worship of the wine god rather than social role reversals
Dionysia
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A religious festival in ancient Greece with plays, parades, and loud celebrations

focuses on wild drunken revelry rather than drama and processions

How Wild

Bacchanalia
  • Literature
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orgy
  • Offensive
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festival
178 1.0
party
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celebration
430 1.0
gathering
203 1.0

Surface Forms

Bacchanalia singular
Bacchanalias plural

Etymology

Bacchanalia comes from Bacchus, the Roman name for Dionysus, the god of 'wine' whose festivals were full of dance and drinking. So today a Bacchanalia means a wild, often drunken party.