Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for BAC'CHA-NALS
BAC'CHA-NALS, n. [plur.]
Drunken feasts; the revels of bacchanalians. In antiquity, feasts in honor of Bacchus, the god of wine. These were celebrated in spring and autumn, with games and shows. – Encyc.
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