bac·cha·nal
ˈba-kə-nᵊl 
ˌbä-kə-ˈnäl
ˈbä-;
ˌba-kə-ˈnal
ˌbä-kə-ˈnäl
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a
b
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a
: 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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Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2024
Los Angeles is a main character—a despoiled paradise where celebrities mistake their privilege for immortality, and abandon responsibility when the inevitable consequences of their long-term bacchanal kick in.
—Elizabeth Nelson, The Atlantic, 31 July 2024
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
But, in a stroke of political savvy, Harrison leaned into the image, campaigning from town to town in a kind of roving bacchanal.
—Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2024
Los Angeles is a main character—a despoiled paradise where celebrities mistake their privilege for immortality, and abandon responsibility when the inevitable consequences of their long-term bacchanal kick in.
—Elizabeth Nelson, The Atlantic, 31 July 2024
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 22 Aug. 2024.
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