What is the Latin word for bacchanalian?

The usual Latin words for “bacchanalian” are dissolvō, lū̆xuriōsus, pōtō; also Bacchēus, Bacchīus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“bacchanalian” in Latin

dissolvōto unloose, disunite, separate, dissolve, destroy; to pay, discharge (a debt etc.); to abolish, abrogate, annul lū̆xuriōsusrank, luxuriant, exuberant; luxurious, self-indulgent pōtōto drink Bacchēusof or relating to Bacchus Bacchīusa Greek proper name

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

bacchanalian

bacchicus (belonging to Bacchus; poetical, baccheus or bacchius): bacchantibus similis.

Drunkard; riotous liver: homo vinolentus ac dissolutus: dissolutus: luxuriosos: potator (fond of drinking): vini capacissimus.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for bacchanalian?: The usual Latin words for “bacchanalian” are dissolvō, lū̆xuriōsus, pōtō; also Bacchēus, Bacchīus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.