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Bacchanal

Băc'eha-nal or Băc'eha-nā'li-an, n.

noun

n. [See infra.] A devotee of Bacchus; one who indulges in drunken revels; one who is noisy and riotous when intoxicated; a drunkard; a bacchant.

Băc'cha-nal or Băc'cha-nā'li-an, a.

adjective

a. [Lat. Bacchanalis. See BACCHANALS.] Reveling in intemperate drinking; riotous; noisy; pertaining to reveling and drunkenness.

Even bacchanalian madness has its charms. Cowper.