Associations to the word «Bacchanalia»

Wiktionary

BACCHANALIA, noun. (Greek mythology) A feast or an orgy in honor of Bacchus.
BACCHANALIA, noun. Hence: A drunken feast; drunken revels; an orgy.
BACCHANALIA, noun. A wild, orgiastic party or celebration.

Dictionary definition

BACCHANALIA, noun. An orgiastic festival in ancient Greece in honor of Dionysus (= Bacchus).
BACCHANALIA, noun. A wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity.

Wise words

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