different between revelry vs bacchanal
revelry
English
Etymology
revel +? -ry
Pronunciation
- enPR: r?v?-?l-ri, IPA(key): /???v?l?i/
- (UK, US) IPA(key): [???v.??.?i]
- Rhymes: -?v?l?i
Noun
revelry (countable and uncountable, plural revelries)
- Joyful or riotous merry-making.
- 2014, Paul Salopek, Blessed. Cursed. Claimed., National Geographic (December 2014)[1]
- The women pale and staring under the sun. In plain skirts, drab shoes. In hair scarves. Their drunken revelry jars.
- 2014, Paul Salopek, Blessed. Cursed. Claimed., National Geographic (December 2014)[1]
Synonyms
- celebration, festivity, revelment
Derived terms
- revelrous
Translations
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bacchanal
English
Alternative forms
- Bacchanal
Etymology
From Latin Bacch?n?lis (“of or pertaining to Bacchus”). See Bacchanalia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?bæk?n?l/
Adjective
bacchanal (comparative more bacchanal, superlative most bacchanal)
- Relating to Bacchus or his festival.
- 1819, Lord Byron, Don Juan, I:
- Sweet is the vintage, when the showering grapes / In Bacchanal profusion reel to earth, / Purple and gushing […]
- 1819, Lord Byron, Don Juan, I:
- Engaged in drunken revels; drunken and riotous or noisy.
Translations
Noun
bacchanal (plural bacchanals)
- A devotee of Bacchus.
- Someone who indulges in drunken partying; someone noisy and riotous when intoxicated.
- 1623, William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream
- The riot of the tipsie Bachanals
- 1623, William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream
- (in the plural) The festival of Bacchus; the bacchanalia.
- Drunken revelry; an orgy.
- A song or a dance in honor of Bacchus.
Translations
French
Pronunciation
Noun
bacchanal m (plural bacchanals)
- A loud, annoying noise
- A revolt amongst the peasantry
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