1. relating to or characteristic of Bacchus, the Roman god of wine, or his worship; revelrous and drunken
Usage: often capitalized when referring directly to the god or his festivals; literary or formal usage

Examples

• The bacchantic festival celebrated the grape harvest with wine and music.
• The party took on a bacchantic atmosphere as the night progressed.
• Ancient bacchantic rites honored the god of wine with ecstatic dancing.
• The novel describes bacchantic excess and wild revelry among the characters.
• Bacchantic imagery appears frequently in classical art and literature.