Bac"cha*nal (?), a. [L. Bacchanalis. See Bacchanalia.]
1.
Relating to Bacchus or his festival.
2.
Engaged in drunken revels; drunken and riotous or noisy.
© Webster 1913.
Bac"cha*nal (?), n.
1.
A devotee of Bacchus; one who indulges in drunken revels; one who is noisy and riotous when intoxicated; a carouser.
"Tipsy
bacchanals."
Shak.
2. pl.
The festival of Bacchus; the bacchanalia.
3.
Drunken revelry; an orgy.
4.
A song or dance in honor of Bacchus.
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