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Bacchanal

BAC'CHANAL, BACCHANA'LIAN, n.[from Bacchus, Gr.,the deity of wine and revelling. L. poculum.] One who indulges in drunken revels; a drunkard; one who is noisy and riotous, when intoxicated. BAC'CHANAL, BACCHAN...

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BAC'CHANAL,

BACCHANA'LIAN, n.[from Bacchus, Gr.,the deity of wine and revelling. L. poculum.]

One who indulges in drunken revels; a drunkard; one who is noisy and riotous, when intoxicated.

BAC'CHANAL,

BACCHANA'LIAN, a. Revelling in intemperate drinking; riotous; noisy.

BACCHANA'LIAN, a. Pertaining to reveling and drunkenness. Even bacchanalian madness has its charms.

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