Bacchanalia (noun)
bak-an-ay-lee-a
1. (historic) The Roman festival of Bacchus.
2. Drunken celebrations
Late 16th century from Latin bacchanalia, neuter plural of the adjective bacchanalis (see
Example sentences
“After Bacchanalia the Romans would continue the debauchery in private quarters”
“I don’t have an issue with the football, it’s the revelry and bacchanalia that follows that keeps me up all night.”
Praetorian (adj) (noun) pri-taw-ree-un of or relating to a praetor (a magistrate in the Roman republic). a soldier of the Praetorian Guard (Roman imperial army) First recorded in 1375–1425; late…