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BAC'CHANAL,
BACCHANA'LIAN, n.[from Bacchus, Gr.,the deity of wine and revelling. L. poculum.]
One who indulges in drunken revels; a drunkard; one who is noisy and riotous, when intoxicated.
BAC'CHANAL,
BACCHANA'LIAN, a. Revelling in intemperate drinking; riotous; noisy.
BACCHANA'LIAN, a. Pertaining to reveling and drunkenness. Even bacchanalian madness has its charms.