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Bacchus

[ bak-uhs ]

noun

, Classical Mythology.
  1. the god of wine; Dionysus.


Bacchus

/ ˈbækəs /

noun

  1. (in ancient Greece and Rome) a god of wine and giver of ecstasy, identified with Dionysus
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Bacchus

  1. The Greek and Roman god of wine and revelry. He is also known by the Greek name Dionysus .


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Notes

In painting, Bacchus is often depicted eating a bunch of grapes and surrounded by satyrs .
A “bacchanalian” party or feast is marked by unrestrained drunkenness. The name recalls a Roman festival called Bacchanalia.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Bacchus1

< Latin < Greek Bákkhos
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Bacchus1

C15: from Latin, from Greek Bakkhos ; related to Latin bāca small round fruit, berry
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Example Sentences

I guess we know how Bacchus kept his title as the god of wine and intoxication.

Watch as he recounts his time spent as King Bacchus in New Orleans.

Super Bowl MVP Drew Brees was named King of the Bacchus Krewe at this year's Mardi Gras.

In Ionia a general assembly is held, and games are celebrated every year in honour of Bacchus.

Who,” he exclaims, “that ever asked succors from Bacchus, was able to preserve himself from being enslaved by his auxiliary?

Hercules, Bacchus, and Perseus were gods born by mortal mothers.

But it was Bacchus that fought for Rome that day—Bacchus, to whom no altar had been vowed.

For there are certain spots even in this grand solitude consecrated to Cytherea and Bacchus, as he is now worshipped in champagne.

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