bacchanal
bacchanal /ˈbækɪnəl/
adjective
-
Used of riotously drunken merrymaking
(
bacchanal
, bacchanalian
, bacchic
, carousing
, orgiastic
)
used of riotously drunken merrymaking
A night of bacchanalian revelry
a night of bacchanalian revelry
Carousing bands of drunken soldiers
carousing bands of drunken soldiers
Orgiastic festivity
orgiastic festivity
noun
-
A wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity
(
bacchanal
, bacchanalia
, debauchery
, debauch
, drunken revelry
, orgy
, riot
[Archaic] , saturnalia
)
a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity
The city's nightlife is infamous for its wild debauch.
The city's nightlife is infamous for its wild debauch.
-
A drunken reveller; a devotee of Bacchus
(
bacchanal
, bacchant
)
a drunken reveller; a devotee of Bacchus
-
Someone who engages in drinking bouts
(
bacchanal
, bacchant
, drunken reveler
[American] , drunken reveller
)
someone who engages in drinking bouts