bacchanal
[ noun bah-kuh-nahl, bak-uh-nal, bak-uh-nl; adjective bak-uh-nl ]
/ noun ˌbɑ kəˈnɑl, ˌbæk əˈnæl, ˈbæk ə nl; adjective ˈbæk ə nl /
noun
a follower of Bacchus.
a drunken reveler.
an occasion of drunken revelry; orgy; bacchanalia.
adjective
pertaining to Bacchus; bacchanalian.
Origin of bacchanal
1530–40; < Latin
Bacchānāl, equivalent to
Bacch(us) +
-ānāl, probably as back formation from
Bacchānālia; see
Bacchanalia
SYNONYMS FOR bacchanal
Words nearby bacchanal
baccalaureate sermon,
baccalauréat,
baccarat,
baccate,
bacchae,
bacchanal,
bacchanalia,
bacchanalian,
bacchant,
bacchante,
bacchic
British Dictionary definitions for bacchanal
bacchanal
/ (ˈbækənəl) /
noun
a follower of Bacchus
a drunken and riotous celebration
a participant in such a celebration; reveller
adjective
of or relating to Bacchus
Word Origin for bacchanal
C16: from Latin
Bacchānālis; see
Bacchus