Bacchanalia
[ bak-uh-ney-lee-uh, -neyl-yuh ]
/ ˌbæk əˈneɪ li ə, -ˈneɪl yə /
noun, plural Bac·cha·na·li·a, Bac·cha·na·li·as.
(lowercase)
a drunken feast; orgy.
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
OTHER WORDS FROM Bacchanalia
bac·cha·na·li·an, adjective, noun bac·cha·na·li·an·ism, nounBritish Dictionary definitions for bacchanalia
bacchanalia
/ (ˌbækəˈneɪlɪə) /
pl n
(often capital)
orgiastic rites associated with Bacchus
any drunken revelry