bacchanals
Wild wine parties
Bacchanals are wild, drunken celebrations—revelries marked by uninhibited drinking and carousing.
The word comes from Bacchus, the Roman god of wine.
A bacchanal can be either the event itself or a participant in such festivities: The office party devolved into a bacchanal.
The singular bacchanalian works as an adjective describing anything characterized by riotous excess.
Greek deity of wine
- sacrificeGiving up something precious
- mysterySomething unexplained or unknown
- initiationFormal admission ceremony
- processionFormal moving line
ecstasy · frenzy · possession · trance · cult · devotee · rite · satyrs
Boisterous drinking spree
- orgyUnrestrained collective indulgence
- debaucheryExtreme indulgence in vices
- merrymakingLively, cheerful celebration
- carousingBoisterous drinking spree
frolic · revel · feast · banquet · party · celebration · gaiety · jollity
Fermented grape beverage
- drunkennessImpaired state from alcohol
- inebriationDrunken state
- libationCeremonial drink offering
- tipsyMildly intoxicated
goblet · stupor · mead · spirits · wassail · vintage · amphora · krater
Yielding to desire
- gluttonyGreedy excess in consumption
- overindulgenceExcessive consumption or enjoyment
- decadenceMoral decline through excess
- hedonismPursuit of gratification
profligacy · immoderation · extravagance · abandon · intemperance · dissipation · licentiousness · sensuality
Violent mental agitation
- abandonLeave behind permanently
- uninhibitedFree from self-censorship
- chaoticTotally without arrangement
- riotousMarked by unrestrained disorder
unrestrained · ecstatic · primal · orgiastic · unbridled · raucous · uncontrolled · anarchic
Dionysus
Greek deity of wine
- sacrificeGiving up something precious
- mysterySomething unexplained or unknown
- initiationFormal admission ceremony
procession · ecstasy · frenzy · possession · trance · cult · devotee · rite · satyrs · invocation
carousal
Boisterous drinking spree
- orgyUnrestrained collective indulgence
- debaucheryExtreme indulgence in vices
- merrymakingLively, cheerful celebration
carousing · frolic · revel · feast · banquet · party · celebration · gaiety · jollity · conviviality
wine
Fermented grape beverage
- drunkennessImpaired state from alcohol
- inebriationDrunken state
- libationCeremonial drink offering
tipsy · goblet · stupor · mead · spirits · wassail · vintage · amphora · krater · cups
indulgence
Yielding to desire
- gluttonyGreedy excess in consumption
- overindulgenceExcessive consumption or enjoyment
- decadenceMoral decline through excess
hedonism · profligacy · immoderation · extravagance · abandon · intemperance · dissipation · licentiousness · sensuality · opulence
frenzy
Violent mental agitation
- abandonLeave behind permanently
- uninhibitedFree from self-censorship
- chaoticTotally without arrangement
riotous · unrestrained · ecstatic · primal · orgiastic · unbridled · raucous · uncontrolled · anarchic · turbulent
- partygoerspartygoers, party-goer, party-goers, attendee, partier
bacchanalsabstinence
Voluntary forgoing of indulgences
sobriety · teetotaling · tea parties · moderation · restraint
bacchanalsprayer vigils
Prolonged communal worship sessions
Quaker meetings · silent retreats · fasts · fasting rituals · meditation retreats
bacchanalsformal dinners
Ceremonial group meals
state banquets · tea parties · receptions · garden parties · cotillions