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Bacchanalia

[bak-uh-ney-lee-uh, -neyl-yuh]
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noun, plural Bac·cha·na·li·a, Bac·cha·na·li·as.

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

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Origin of Bacchanalia

1625–35; < Latin equivalent to Bacch(us) + -ān(us) -an + -ālia, neuter plural of -ālis -al1; probably modeled on volcānālia. See Saturnalia
Related formsbac·cha·na·li·an, adjective, nounbac·cha·na·li·an·ism, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for bacchanalian

bacchanalian

adjective

characterized by or involving drunken revelry
(often capital) of or relating to the orgiastic rites associated with Bacchus

bacchanalia

pl n

(often capital) orgiastic rites associated with Bacchus
any drunken revelry
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