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bacchanals
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a party marked by heavy drinking, loud music, and unrestrained behavior
- The old mansion hosted a bacchanal each summer, with guests dancing until dawn.
- Word spread about the college bacchanal that left the quad littered with empty cups.
- The festival turned into a bacchanal when the street musicians started an impromptu jam.
- VIPs were warned that the gala could feel like a bacchanal if the open bar stayed open late.
- She avoided the bacchanal at her cousin's wedding, preferring a quiet corner with tea.
2
a person who regularly takes part in heavy drinking sessions
- He was known as a bacchanal among his friends, always ready for a pub crawl.
- As a true bacchanal, she hosted monthly wine-tasting parties that turned rowdy.
- The coach warned that any team member seen as a bacchanal would be benched.
- That famous writer earned a reputation as a bacchanal during his Paris years.
- Despite his success, everyone called him a bacchanal after his nightclub visits.
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3
someone who celebrates with wine and song, in the spirit of the Roman god of wine
- At the harvest fair, each bacchanal raised a goblet to Bacchus's health.
- The masked bacchanal danced around the bonfire, clutching a tilted flask.
- In the play, the bacchanal bursts in singing, carrying grapes and garlands.
- Every spring, the vineyard's bacchanals parade through town in wreaths of ivy.
- He played the role of a bacchanal in the street pageant, spilling wine on his tunic.
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