- BACCHANALIAN ORGY
- [N]BACCHANALIUM (-I) (N)
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BACCHANALIAN ORGY
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bacchanalian — bac|cha|na|li|an Bacchanalian [ˌbækəˈneıliən] adj literary [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: bacchanalis of Bacchus ] a bacchanalian party involves a lot of alcohol, sex, and uncontrolled behaviour ▪ a bacchanalian orgy … Dictionary of contemporary English
bacchanalian — adjective literary a bacchanalian party, celebration etc involves alcohol, sex, and uncontrolled behaviour: a bacchanalian orgy … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
bacchanalian — adjective used of riotously drunken merrymaking a night of bacchanalian revelry carousing bands of drunken soldiers orgiastic festivity • Syn: ↑bacchanal, ↑bacchic, ↑carousing, ↑orgiastic … Useful english dictionary
orgy — Synonyms and related words: Saturnalia, abandon, bacchanal, bacchanalia, bacchanalian, bat, bender, binge, bout, bust, carousal, carouse, celebration, compotation, craze, debauch, debauchery, debauchment, delirium, dissipation, drinking bout,… … Moby Thesaurus
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Up the Chastity Belt — Directed by Bob Kellett Produced by Terry Glinwood Ned Sherrin Written by Sid Colin Ray Galton Alan Simpson … Wikipedia
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
carousing — adjective used of riotously drunken merrymaking a night of bacchanalian revelry carousing bands of drunken soldiers orgiastic festivity • Syn: ↑bacchanalian, ↑bacchanal, ↑bacchic, ↑orgiastic … Useful english dictionary
bacchanal — n 1. reveler, carouser, wassailer, bacchant, bacchante, maenad, Thyiad; merrymaker, party goer, masquerader, convivialist, frolicker, Sl. party girl, Sl. party boy. 2. bacchanalia, orgy, saturnalia. See bacchanalia . adj 3. bacchanalian,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
bacchanalia — noun (plural bacchanalia) Etymology: Latin, from Bacchus Date: 1591 1. plural, capitalized a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry 2. a. orgy 2 … New Collegiate Dictionary
bacchanal — I. noun Etymology: Latin, shrine of Bacchus, probably back formation from Bacchanalia Date: 1550 1. a. orgy 2 b. orgy 3 2. a. a devotee of Bacchus; especially one who celebrates the Bacchanalia b. reveler … New Collegiate Dictionary
