bacchanale
Wild wine festival
A bacchanale is a drunken revelry or orgiastic celebration, from the ancient Roman festivals honoring Bacchus, god of wine.
The word appears in artistic contexts—a musical composition or ballet depicting such festivities: Samson et Dalila ends with a bacchanale.
In general use, it describes any wild, uninhibited party.
Boisterous drinking spree
- debaucheryExtreme indulgence in vices
- orgiasticRelating to frenzied indulgence
- indulgenceYielding to desire
- excessSurplus beyond need
hedonism · feasting · drunkenness · uninhibited · wild · frenzied · abandon · licentious
Lustful woodland spirits
- ecstasyOverwhelming intense delight
- frenzyViolent mental agitation
- intoxicationSubstance-induced mental impairment
- libationCeremonial drink offering
ritual · wine · grapevine · revelry · orgy · delirium · euphoria · rapture
Festive event marking occasion
- carnivalTraveling amusement attraction
- feastElaborate ceremonial meal
- galaFestive formal occasion
- fiestaFestive public celebration
pageant · extravaganza · fete · banquet · procession · masquerade · costumed · torchlit
Famed Venetian Renaissance artist
- RubensBaroque Flemish painter
- paintingPigment on canvas
- balletClassical dance on pointe
- operaTheatrical art combining song
Samson · composition · tableau · neoclassical · Renaissance · Baroque · depicted · allegorical
carousing
Boisterous drinking spree
- debaucheryExtreme indulgence in vices
- orgiasticRelating to frenzied indulgence
- indulgenceYielding to desire
excess · hedonism · feasting · drunkenness · uninhibited · wild · frenzied · abandon · licentious · sensual
satyrs
Lustful woodland spirits
- ecstasyOverwhelming intense delight
- frenzyViolent mental agitation
- intoxicationSubstance-induced mental impairment
libation · ritual · wine · grapevine · revelry · orgy · delirium · euphoria · rapture · nymphs
celebration
Festive event marking occasion
fiesta · pageant · extravaganza · fete · banquet · procession · masquerade · costumed · torchlit · autumn
Titian
Famed Venetian Renaissance artist
opera · Samson · composition · tableau · neoclassical · Renaissance · Baroque · depicted · allegorical · masterpiece
bacchanalesobriety
Unimpaired mental state
abstinence · prohibition · teetotalism · wake · vigil
bacchanaleasceticism
Severe self-denial practice
austerity · monasticism · puritanism · self-denial · mortification
bacchanaleformal reception
Ceremonial social gathering
state dinner · funeral service · church service · high mass · requiem