Bacchanalianism

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The practice of bacchanalian rites; drunken revelry; riotous festivity.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The practice of bacchanalians; bacchanals; drunken revelry.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The practice of bacchanalians; bacchanals; drunken revelry.
  • Word Usage
    "A bottle was opened, and the minister pledged the bride, and the bridesmaids simpered and tasted, and I made a speech with airy bacchanalianism, glass in hand."
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