An orgiastic festival in ancient Greece in honor of Dionysus (= Bacchus)
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Examples for "Bacchanalia "
1 The Bacchanalia was essentially god-sanctioned drunkenness and debauchery on a massive scale.
2 His mother might only have gone to one of her bowling Bacchanalia .
3 She found most of them at a Bacchanalia last month.
4 The night was spent in sexual excesses comparable to those of the Roman Bacchanalia .
5 The Irish Georgian Society was famous in its heyday for the Bacchanalia of its trips.
1 We see also the Dionysia celebrated not once, but twice every year.
2 But Dionysia seized his arm, and said in an almost inaudible voice,-
3 You may marry Dionysia , Jacques; you have nothing to fear from me.'
4 Tears of anger this time sprang from Dionysia 's eyes; and she cried,-
5 At five years Dionysia had every toy that had ever been invented.
6 She remained for more than an hour unconscious in Miss Dionysia 's arms.
7 With his mother and with Dionysia , honor forbade him to show despair.
8 But there is Dionysia 's life, gentlemen, my child's life, also at stake.
9 And if I were to beg you, Dionysia , instead of commanding.
10 This was certainly terrible; still, after a moment's reflection, Dionysia said,-
11 I think, as Miss Dionysia does, that he will insist upon saying nothing.
12 I beseech you, Dionysia , do not insist upon my telling you.
13 Once free, and Dionysia by my side, what cared I for the world?
14 As she listened to Dionysia 's passionate entreaty, her resolution began to grow weaker.
15 Had I a right to take him into Miss Dionysia 's secret?
16 The part of the record which should cover the Dionysia at Piræus is wanting.
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