Bacchanalian

== English == === Alternative forms === bacchanalian === Etymology === From Bacchanalia + -an. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌbækəˈneɪli.ən/ === Adjective === Bacchanalian (not comparable) (Roman mythology, Greek mythology) Of or pertaining to the festival of Bacchus, relating to or given to reveling and drunkenness. Near-synonyms: bacchic, bacchian; Dionysiac, Dionysian; dionysiac, dionysian (by extension) Of or resembling wild or unrestrained revelry. ==== Translations ==== === Noun === Bacchanalian (plural Bacchanalians) A bacchanal; a drunken reveler. ==== Translations ====