Bacchic
Americanadjective
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of, relating to, or honoring Bacchus.
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(lowercase) riotously or jovially intoxicated; drunken.
adjective
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of or relating to Bacchus
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(often not capital) riotously drunk
Etymology
Origin of Bacchic
1660–70; < Latin Bacchicus < Greek Bakkhikós. See Bacchus, -ic
Example Sentences
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If you know of another way to identify a cry of impassioned rapture in ancient Bacchic revels, I’d like to hear it.
From New York Times ● Dec. 29, 2018
I read this book while tracing the historical footprint of the Bacchic cult.
From New York Times ● Jun. 8, 2018
The effect, as one art historian has noted, “is like one of the Bacchic scenes from a villa at Pompeii.”
From New York Times ● Nov. 20, 2017
Convulsion begins: a Bacchic ecstasy of vino nero, roaring scooters, rock 'n' roll.
From Time Magazine Archive
There are notices of Celtic goddesses in whose honour Bacchic rites were held, and the place of these was sometimes taken by a corn god.
From Legends & Romances of Brittany by Spence, Lewis
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