bacchanal — a wild and drunken celebration or party; an occasion of unrestrained revelry
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: a wild and drunken celebration or party; an occasion of unrestrained revelry
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈbækənl/
Korean meaning: 술에 취해 벌이는 광란의 축제, 방탕한 연회
Korean pronunciation: **백**어널
Example Sentences
- What started as a quiet book club meeting somehow evolved into a literary bacchanal with wine and heated debates about Shakespeare.
- The wedding reception became a bacchanal when the bride's uncle started breakdancing on the cake table.
- Ancient Rome's bacchanals were so wild that the Senate had to ban them for public safety.
bacchanal
NOUN//ˈbækənl//
a wild and drunken celebration or party; an occasion of unrestrained revelry
a group of party guests dance wildly with wine cups raised high in the air. They stumble and laugh as wine spills from their overflowing goblets onto the marble floor. The excessive drinking has led to completely uninhibited behavior and chaotic merriment. Tables are overturned with food scattered everywhere as the celebration spirals out of control. Other guests join the frenzy, some playing musical instruments while others feast messily on grapes and bread. Musicians in togas play drums and flutes as the crowd becomes increasingly rowdy. a wild and drunken celebration of unrestrained revelry
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From Latin Bacchanalia, referring to the wild festivals held in honor of Bacchus, the Roman god of wine. These celebrations became so notorious for drunken debauchery that the Roman Senate banned them in 186 BCE.
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“What started as a quiet book club meeting somehow evolved into a literary bacchanal with wine and heated debates about Shakespeare.”
“The wedding reception became a bacchanal when the bride's uncle started breakdancing on the cake table.”
“Ancient Rome's bacchanals were so wild that the Senate had to ban them for public safety.”
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