Bac`cha*na"li*an (-n"l*an; 106), a. Of or pertaining to the festival of Bacchus; relating to or given to reveling and drunkenness.
Even bacchanalian madness has its charms.
Cowper.
Bac`cha*na"li*an, n. A bacchanal; a drunken reveler.
Bac`cha*na"li*an*ism (&?;), n. The practice of bacchanalians; bacchanals; drunken revelry.
Bac"chant (&?;), n.; pl. E. Bacchants, L. Bacchantes. [L. bacchans, -antis, p. pr. of bacchari to celebrate the festival of Bacchus.] 1. A priest of Bacchus.