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