bacchanalianism
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Bacchanalianism — Bac cha*na li*an*ism, n. The practice of bacchanalians; bacchanals; drunken revelry. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bacchanalianism — noun The practice of bacchanalians; bacchanals; drunken revelry … Wiktionary
bacchanalianism — bacchanāˈlianism noun • • • Main Entry: ↑Bacchus … Useful english dictionary
Bacchanalia — bacchanalian, adj., n. bacchanalianism, n. /bak euh nay lee euh, nayl yeuh/, n., pl. Bacchanalia, Bacchanalias. 1. (sometimes used with a pl. v.) a festival in honor of Bacchus. Cf. Dionysia. 2. (l.c.) a drunken feast; orgy. [1625 35; < L equiv.… … Universalium
inebriation — I noun alcoholism, bacchanalianism, bibulosity, bibulousness, dipsomania, drunkenness, ebrietas, inebriety, influence of liquor, insobriety, intemperance, intoxication, potation associated concepts: driving while intoxicated, drunken driving,… … Law dictionary
Bacchus — Synonyms and related words: Agdistis, Amor, Aphrodite, Apollo, Apollon, Ares, Artemis, Ate, Athena, Ceres, Cora, Cronus, Cupid, Cybele, Demeter, Despoina, Diana, Dionysus, Dis, Eros, Gaea, Gaia, Ge, Great Mother, Hades, Helios, Hephaestus, Hera,… … Moby Thesaurus
Dionysus — Synonyms and related words: Agdistis, Amor, Aphrodite, Apollo, Apollon, Ares, Artemis, Ashtoreth, Astarte, Ate, Athena, Baal, Bacchus, Ceres, Cora, Cronus, Cupid, Cybele, Demeter, Despoina, Diana, Dionysos, Dis, Eros, Flora, Frey, Gaea, Gaia, Ge … Moby Thesaurus
intemperance — Synonyms and related words: Bacchus, Dionysus, abandon, abandonment, bacchanalianism, bibaciousness, bibacity, bibulosity, bibulousness, boundlessness, carpe diem, conspicuous consumption, crapulence, crapulency, crapulousness, debauchery,… … Moby Thesaurus
bacchanalia — /bækəˈnaliə/ (say bakuh nahleeuh), / ˈneɪ / (say nay ) plural noun a drunken orgy. {from Bacchanalia, the Roman festival in honour of Bacchus, marked by orgiastic rites; Latin, neuter plural of bacchānālis bacchanal (adjective) –bacchanalian,… …
bacchanal — a. pertaining to Bacchus, god of wine, and rites in his worship; n. drunkard; reveller; votary of Bacchus. ♦ bacchanalia, n.pl. festival of Bacchus; drunken behaviour. ♦ bacchanalian, a. ♦ bacchanalianism, n. habitual drunken behaviour … Dictionary of difficult words
