bacchanalia

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Scrabble points
20
Words With Friends
24
Letters
11
Pronunciation
/ˌbækəˈneɪli.ə/
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/ˌbækəˈneɪli.ə/ · /ˌbæk.əˈnɑː.lɪə/

Definition of bacchanalia

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (Greek)A feast or an orgy in honor of Bacchus.
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noun

  1. (Greek)A feast or an orgy in honor of Bacchus.
  2. (alt-of, broadly)Alternative letter-case form of bacchanalia; a drunken feast; drunken revels; an orgy.
  3. Any wild, orgiastic party or celebration.
    “His sexuality had been an open secret within the industry for decades: his pool parties, described as “blond bacchanalias”, were legendary.”
    “Now counting about 600 homes, it is a place of mythic weekend-long parties and carnal pleasure, a byword for bacchanalia and fleshy hedonism – but also simply a secluded haven where people can be themselves.”

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Etymology

From Latin Bacchānālia (“feast of Bacchus”), plural of Bacchānal (“a place devoted to Bacchus”), from Bacchus (“the god of wine”), from Ancient Greek Βάκχος (Bákkhos).

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