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bacchanalist

bacchanalist noun: one who takes part in a bacchanalia.

Noun

bacchanalist (plural bacchanalists)

  1. (rare) One who takes part in a bacchanalia.
    • I regret very deeply to admit that some of you people only damage the good name of this country with your loose tongues! No wonder most foreigners go away with the feeling that you people are just bacchanalists!1981, Yvonne Jack, Don't Push the Sister, page 165
    • Here the viewer gets the rare opportunity to behold at rest the two central bacchanalists of Party Party.2001, James F. Bloch, Sam Karres, Urban Expressionist, page 53

Forms of bacchanalist

pluralbacchanalists

Questions about bacchanalist

What does bacchanalist mean?
Bacchanalist means one who takes part in a bacchanalia.
What part of speech is bacchanalist?
Bacchanalist is a noun.
What is the plural of bacchanalist?
The plural of bacchanalist is bacchanalists.

Words near bacchanalist in the dictionary

  1. bacchanalised
  2. bacchanalises
  3. bacchanalising
  4. bacchanalism
  5. bacchanalisms
  6. bacchanalist
  7. bacchanalists
  8. bacchanalization
  9. bacchanalize
  10. bacchanalized
  11. bacchanalizes

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