baccanale

Definitions of baccanale
  1. noun
    secret rite in the cults of ancient Greek or Roman deities involving singing and dancing and drinking and sexual activity
    synonyms: orgia
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    type of:
    pratica
    an established ceremony prescribed by a religion
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