Bacchanal 601 Words You Need to Know
/’ba-kə-nəl/ (noun)
Definition
loud drunken revelry which is really wild, drunken party, orgy – drunken reveler, participant in orgiastic rites – worshiper or follower of Bacchus, the Greek or Roman god of wine – bacchanalian
Example
A bacchanal is a crazed party with drunken revelry and wild music. In a nutshell, it is “frenzy, drugs, and rock-and-roll.”
Bacchus was the Roman god of wine, which loosened the chains of social restraints; and so, the name of Bacchantes’ hedonistic, pleasure-filled gatherings were named bacchanals.
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Antonyms
sober, austere, abstemious, ascetic
Parts of speech
Adjective: bacchanalian
Noun: bacchanalia
