Meanings
bacchanal1
comparative more bacchanal · superlative most bacchanal · alternative Bacchanal
plural bacchanals · alternative Bacchanal
- A devotee of Bacchus.
- Someone who indulges in drunken partying; someone noisy and riotous when intoxicated.
The riot of the tipsie Bachanals
c. 1595–1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “A Midsommer Nights Dreame”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals) - in pluralThe festival of Bacchus; the bacchanalia.
- Drunken revelry; an orgy.
- A song or a dance in honor of Bacchus.
Bacchanal2
comparative more Bacchanal · superlative most Bacchanal
- alternativeAlternative form of bacchanal.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveused of riotously drunken merrymaking
nounsomeone who engages in drinking bouts
nouna wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- LatinBacchānālis“of or pertaining to Bacchus”
- Englishbacchanal
From Latin Bacchānālis (“of or pertaining to Bacchus”). See Bacchanalia.
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian вакханка, вакханалия
- вакханка (vakhanka)devotee of Bacchus
- вакханалия (vakhanalija)festival of Bacchus
- оргия (orgija)drunken revelry; an orgy
- вакханалия (vakhanalija)drunken revelry; an orgy
Catalan bacanal, bacanal
- bacanalrelating to Bacchus or his festival
- bacanalengaged in drunken revels; drunken and riotous or noisy
- bacanalfestival of Bacchus
- bacanaldrunken revelry; an orgy
Dutch bachanaal, zwelgpartij
- bachanaalrelating to Bacchus or his festival
- zwelgpartijfestival of Bacchus
Finnish juoppo, bakkanaali
- juoppodevotee of Bacchus
- bakkanaalifestival of Bacchus
- juomingitdrunken revelry; an orgy
- bakkanaalidrunken revelry; an orgy
- orgiadrunken revelry; an orgy
- bakkanaalisong or dance in honor of Bacchus
Portuguese bacanal, bacanal
- bacanalrelating to Bacchus or his festival
- bacanalengaged in drunken revels; drunken and riotous or noisy
- bacanaldrunken revelry; an orgy
Romanian bahic, dionisiac
- bahicdevotee of Bacchus
- dionisiacdevotee of Bacchus
- de bacanalădevotee of Bacchus
Russian вакхи́ческий, разгу́льный
- вакхи́ческий (vakxíčeskij)relating to Bacchus or his festival
- разгу́льный (razgúlʹnyj)engaged in drunken revels; drunken and riotous or noisy
- гуля́ка (guljáka)devotee of Bacchus
- кути́ла (kutíla)devotee of Bacchus
- вакхана́лия (vakxanálija)drunken revelry; an orgy
- разгу́л (razgúl)drunken revelry; an orgy
Spanish bacanal, bacanal
- bacanalrelating to Bacchus or his festival
- bacanalengaged in drunken revels; drunken and riotous or noisy
- bacanaldrunken revelry; an orgy
Swedish backanalisk, backanal
- backanaliskengaged in drunken revels; drunken and riotous or noisy
- backanaldrunken revelry; an orgy
Cite this entry
bacchanal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bacchanal
“bacchanal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bacchanal. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bacchanal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bacchanal.
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