Definition of "bacchanal" in Englisch

adjective

1. Relating to Bacchus or his festival.

2. Engaged in drunken revels; drunken and riotous or noisy.

noun

1. A devotee of Bacchus.

2. Someone who indulges in drunken partying; someone noisy and riotous when intoxicated.

3. (in the plural) The festival of Bacchus; the bacchanalia.

4. Drunken revelry; an orgy.

5. A song or a dance in honor of Bacchus.

6. (Trinidad and Tobago, informal) drama, ruckus, fiasco