bacchanal

  • 21bacchanal — Synonyms and related words: alcoholic, alcoholic addict, bacchanalia, bacchanalian, bat, bender, bibber, big drunk, binge, boozer, bout, bust, carousal, carouse, carouser, celebration, chronic alcoholic, chronic drunk, compotation, debauch,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 22bacchanal — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. orgy, debauch. See drinking. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. see orgy, party …

    English dictionary for students

  • 23Bacchanal — Bac|cha|nal 〈 [ xa ] n.; Gen.: s, Pl.: e〉 1. Fest zu Ehren des röm. Weingottes Bacchus 2. 〈fig.〉 wüstes Trinkgelage …

    Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

  • 24bacchanal — bac·cha·nal || bækÉ™nl n. drunk, hedonist; wild party; follower of the god Bacchus …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 25bacchanal —    (bah kah NAHL) [Latin, from Greek] A tumultuous celebration in dance and song with a good deal of drinking, named after the orgiastic festivals in honor of the Greek god Bacchus; a carousal; a debauch …

    Dictionary of foreign words and phrases

  • 26bacchanal — [ bakən(ə)l, nal] chiefly literary noun 1》 an occasion of wild and drunken revelry. 2》 a priest, worshipper, or follower of Bacchus, the Greek or Roman god of wine. adjective characterized by wild revelry; bacchanalian. Origin C16: from L.… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 27bacchanal — I. n. Reveller, carouser, bacchanalian, roysterer, debauchee, bacchant. II. a. Riotous, revelling, noisy, bacchanalian …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 28bacchanal — n 1. reveler, carouser, wassailer, bacchant, bacchante, maenad, Thyiad; merrymaker, party goer, masquerader, convivialist, frolicker, Sl. party girl, Sl. party boy. 2. bacchanalia, orgy, saturnalia. See bacchanalia . adj 3. bacchanalian,… …

    A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • 29bacchanal — bac·cha·nal …

    English syllables

  • 30bacchanal — /ˈbækənal / (say bakuhnahl) noun 1. a follower of Bacchus. 2. a drunken reveller. 3. an occasion of drunken revelry; an orgy. –adjective 4. relating to Bacchus; bacchanalian. {Latin bacchānālis} …