bacchanalia
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9.9
- noun
- /ˌbækəˈneɪliə/
- NSFW
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bacanal
- As the night wore on, the celebration transformed into a hedonistic bacchanalia that none of us would soon forget.
Examples
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The festival turned into a wild bacchanalia filled with dancing, drinking, and laughter.
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Bobo parents are desperate to believe that the campus bacchanalia that Wolfe describes can't be real—or that if they are, please God let them be confined to the lower orders.
Blog text (19) -
"We did have a small bacchanalia planned, but then you had to work late.
Fiction book (1992) -
Give me a genuine Bacchanalia any day.
Fiction book (1999) -
When I got here, the Bacchanalia was over and the nymphs had left.
Fiction book (1999) -
Tonight, darling, we will have post-heist revelry at bacchanalia.
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Downtown Hohman was prepared for its yearly bacchanalia... ...of peace on Earth and goodwill to men.
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But while Hegel's "path of despair" wound up at Golgotha, it at least held out the promise of a bacchanalia of spirits as its sequel.
Academic text (1998) -
Store windows still shone brightly, luring you to the impending retail bacchanalia.
Fiction book (2000) -
Everyone agreed that last night's party was a true bacchanalia with its endless supply of cocktails and live music.
Synonyms
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8.1
A wild party where people drink a lot and have sex with many others
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9.1
Too much drinking and sex for pleasure
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5.3
A wild noisy party where people drink a lot
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6.1
Lively noisy party with drinking and dancing
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9.9
A wild party with a lot of drinking and loud, out-of-control behavior
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9.9
A wild party with much drinking and sex
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9.9
A time of wild, noisy partying with much drinking and dancing
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9.0
A party where people drink a lot and have fun
A loud party where people drink too much and act wild
A noisy party where people drink and have fun
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Etymology
Bacchanalia comes from the name of the Roman god Bacchus, who was the god of 'wine' and wild festivals. Because those old festivals were full of loud music, drinking and wild behavior, bacchanalia now means a wild, out-of-control celebration or party.