Bacchanal Definition & Meaning
bacchanal
- adjective
- used of riotously drunken merrymaking; "a night of bacchanalian revelry"; "carousing bands of drunken soldiers"; "orgiastic festivity"
- noun
- someone who engages in drinking bouts
- a drunken reveller; a devotee of Bacchus
- a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity
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- What does bacchanal mean?
- used of riotously drunken merrymaking; "a night of bacchanalian revelry"; "carousing bands of drunken soldiers"; "orgiastic festivity" someone who engages in drinking bouts a drunken reveller; a devotee of Bacchus a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity
- What part of speech is bacchanal?
- Bacchanal is an adjective and a noun.
- How many definitions does bacchanal have?
- Bacchanal has 4 definitions across 2 parts of speech (adjective, noun).