Meanings
plural comasts · alternative komast
- A reveler, usually drunken or riotous.
1996: Festivals of Dionysus were often characterized by ritual license and revelry, including reversal of social roles, cross-dressing by boys and men . . ., drunken comasts in the streets, as well as widespread boisterousness and obscenity. — The Oxford Classical Dictionary, 3rd edition, p. 481.
Synonyms: reveler
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA reveler, usually drunken or riotous.
Origin
- Ancient Greekκωμαστής“reveler”
- Englishcomast
From Ancient Greek κωμαστής (kōmastḗs, “reveler”), from κῶμος (kômos, “merrymaking”).
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comast. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/comast
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