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bacchanal
  1. A devotee of Bacchus; one who indulges in drunken revels; one who is noisy and riotous when intoxicated; a carouser.
  2. (plural) The festival of Bacchus; the bacchanalia.
  3. Drunken revelry; an orgy.
  4. A song or a dance in honor of Bacchus.
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  6. Examples:
    1. “The vibrant carnival transformed into a bacchanal, with music, laughter, and the clinking of glasses filling the air.”
bacchante
  1. A priestess of Bacchus.
  2. A female bacchanal.
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  4. Examples:
    1. “The bacchante danced joyfully, completely immersed in the frenzy of the god Bacchus's revelry.”
      “Her vigorous movement is reminiscent of one of the dancing bacchante from the 'Bacchic Procession' now at Madaba Archaeological Museum.”
      “But what struck me most was the dress, which even to the powder was like that of my father's bacchante.”
bacchant
bacchanalianism
bacchanalian
bacchanalia
  1. Any wild, orgiastic party or celebration.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Thursday is payday, Friday is escape, Saturday offers brief bacchanalia and Sunday is for rest and regrets.”
      “Rampant bacchanalia may be what actually promotes his night owl tendencies.”
      “Spring break rarely passes without a few nose-held news accounts of the bacchanalia.”
bacchanale
  1. Alternative spelling of bacchanal
bacchantes
  1. plural of bacchant
  2. plural of bacchante
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  4. Examples:
    1. “On the back of each of the pair of vases is a frieze of dancing bacchantes framed at the sides and bottom by a scroll ornament all in grisaille.”
      “Despite the presence of bacchantes and the references to wine, the bacchanalian aspect of the scene is greatly subdued, reducing the feeling of revelry and recklessness.”
bacchanalians
bacchanalias
bacchanales
  1. plural of bacchanale
bacchanals
  1. plural of bacchanal
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Through her eyes we observe the absurdities of co-ed dorms and toilets, drunken frat bacchanals, and violent tailgate parties.”
      “At Wilderness, middle-aged bacchanals quaff champagne or real ale and eat lobsters. All this is changing the way the music industry works.”
      “The first two days went off without a hitch, and more people, predictably, showed up for the evening bacchanals.”
bacchants
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