bac·cha·nal
ˈba-kə-nᵊl 
ˈbä-
ˌba-kə-ˈnal
ˈbä-
ˌba-kə-ˈnal
ˌbä-kə-ˈnäl
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: a devotee of Bacchus
especially
: one who celebrates the Bacchanalia
b
: reveler
bac·cha·nal
ˈba-kə-nᵊl
: of, relating to, or suggestive of the Bacchanalia : bacchanalian
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Jaeden Pinder, Pitchfork, 7 Mar. 2025
By now, the regular fans, who, although not quite working stiffs, were obliged to recognize the traditional boundary between week and weekend, were arriving in New Orleans, and the proceedings were morphing from a corporate convention and media event into a mass happening and citywide bacchanal.
—Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Apr. 2023
Of course, production designer Florencia Martin knows all about this bacchanal world.
—Anna Fixsen, ELLE Decor, 1 Mar. 2023
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Noun
Designed as a cyberpunk bacchanal at the end of time, the Chromatica Ball’s aesthetic was harsh and uncompromising, an honest reflection of how Gaga was feeling at the time.
—Jaeden Pinder, Pitchfork, 7 Mar. 2025
By now, the regular fans, who, although not quite working stiffs, were obliged to recognize the traditional boundary between week and weekend, were arriving in New Orleans, and the proceedings were morphing from a corporate convention and media event into a mass happening and citywide bacchanal.
—Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
Adjective
The feast played out in both reality and in a bacchanal dream sequence.
—Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Apr. 2023
Of course, production designer Florencia Martin knows all about this bacchanal world.
—Anna Fixsen, ELLE Decor, 1 Mar. 2023
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“Bacchanal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bacchanal. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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