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Bacchanalia

[ bak-uh-ney-lee-uh, -neyl-yuh ]

noun

plural Bacchanalia, Bacchanalias.
  1. (sometimes used with a plural verb) a festival in honor of Bacchus. Compare Dionysia.
  2. (lowercase) a drunken feast; orgy.


bacchanalia

/ ˌæəˈԱɪɪə /

plural noun

  1. often capital orgiastic rites associated with Bacchus
  2. any drunken revelry
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • c·Բl· adjective noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of Bacchanalia1

1625–35; < Latin equivalent to Bacch ( us ) + - ( us ) -an + -, neuter plural of - -al 1; probably modeled on DZ. See Saturnalia
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While fatherhood has slowed my nightlife habits, judging by the gondola banter of a quintet of seasonal employees regaling the night prior’s exploits, the Bacchanalia is back.

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More than anything, Bacchanalia feels like a dare to everyone in Britain who is not dining at Bacchanalia.

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"This is just some kind of total godless Bacchanalia. There is no justification or explanation for this. And there cannot be," Zakharova said on Sputnik radio.

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In a nod to the annual Bacchanalia party, a faculty member dressed in a toga and greeted a similarly clad senior who launched the revelry.

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After finishing Georgetown the following year, she moved to Atlanta, where she became a pastry cook at the farm-to-table dining destination Bacchanalia, “the moment that truly changed the course of my career and life.”

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