1. A devotee of Bacchus; one who indulges in drunken revels; one who is noisy and riotous when intoxicated; a carouser. "Tipsy bacchanals." Shak.
2. pl.
Defn: The festival of Bacchus; the bacchanalia.
3. Drunken revelry; an orgy.
4. A song or dance in honor of Bacchus.
BACCHANALIA
Bac`cha*na"li*a, n. pl. Etym: [L. Bacchanal a place devoted to
Bacchus; in the pl. Bacchanalia a feast of Bacchus, fr. Bacchus the
god of wine, Gr.
1. (Myth.)
Defn: A feast or an orgy in honor of Bacchus.
2. Hence: A drunken feast; drunken reveler.
BACCHANALIAN
Bac`cha*na"li*an, a.