bacchanalia
bacchanalia · bacchanalias
вакханалия, разгул
Bacchanal
Any wild, orgiastic party or celebrationAny wild, orgiastic party or celebration.
/ˌbæk.əˈnɑː.lɪə/
» I want to take part in the bacchanalia too!
An den Bacchanalien will ich auch teilnehmen!
Meaning
1 sensesAny wild, orgiastic party or celebration.
Bacchanal
вакхана́лияvakxanálija, разгу́лrazgúl
More definitions
- an orgiastic festival in ancient Greece in honor of Dionysus (= Bacchus)
- a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity
Examples
2 sentencesI want to take part in the bacchanalia too!
deAn den Bacchanalien will ich auch teilnehmen! — Pfirsichbaeumchen
One festival was called Saturnalia and honored Saturn, another was called Bacchanalia and honored Bacchus.
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Origin
From Bacchanalia.From Bacchanalia.
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Forms
plural: bacchanalias| Singular | bacchanalia |
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Synonyms
8 synonymsClose in meaning
- an orgiastic festival in ancient Greece in honor of Dionysus (= Bacchus):Dionysia
- a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity:orgydebauchdebaucherysaturnaliariotbacchanaldrunken revelry