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Traditional English :: bacchanal
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bacchantic.html - n. & adj. --n. 1 a wild and drunken revelry. 2 a drunken reveller. 3 a priest, worshipper, or follower of Bacchus. --adj. 1 of or like Bacchus, the Greek or Roman god of wine, or his rites. 2 riotous, roistering. [L bacchanalis f. Bacchus god of wine f. Gk Bakkhos] |
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Traditional English :: Bacchanalia
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bacchantic.html - n.pl. 1 the Roman festival of Bacchus. 2 (bacchanalia) a drunken revelry. Bacchanalian adj. & n. [L, neut. pl. of bacchanalis: see BACCHANAL] |
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Traditional English :: bacchant
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bacchantic.html - n. & adj. --n. (pl. bacchants or bacchantes; fem. bacchante) 1 a priest, worshipper, or follower of Bacchus. 2 a drunken reveller. --adj. 1 of or like Bacchus or his rites. 2 riotous, roistering. bacchantic adj. [F bacchante f. L bacchari celebrate Bacchanal rites] |
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Traditional English :: bacchanal
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bacchantic.html - n. & adj. --n. 1 a wild and drunken revelry. 2 a drunken reveller. 3 a priest, worshipper, or follower of Bacchus. --adj. 1 of or like Bacchus, the Greek or Roman god of wine, or his rites. 2 riotous, roistering. [L bacchanalis f. Bacchus god of wine f. Gk Bakkhos] |
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Traditional English :: Bacchanalia
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bacchantic.html - n.pl. 1 the Roman festival of Bacchus. 2 (bacchanalia) a drunken revelry. Bacchanalian adj. & n. [L, neut. pl. of bacchanalis: see BACCHANAL] |
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Traditional English :: bacchant
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bacchantic.html - n. & adj. --n. (pl. bacchants or bacchantes; fem. bacchante) 1 a priest, worshipper, or follower of Bacchus. 2 a drunken reveller. --adj. 1 of or like Bacchus or his rites. 2 riotous, roistering. bacchantic adj. [F bacchante f. L bacchari celebrate Bacchanal rites] |
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