dionysiac

adj — 2 senses

dionysiac

adjalso spelled Dionysiac

UK /daɪəˈnɪziæk/

1

wild and ecstatic

Synonyms
dionysian
Related terms
bacchic

Dionysiac

adj

/daɪəˈnɪziæk/ · /daɪəˈniːziæk/

Etymology Borrowed from Latin Dionȳsiacus, from Ancient Greek Διονυσιακός (Dionusiakós), from Δῐόνῡσος (Dĭónūsos, “Dionysus”) + -ακός (-akós).

1

Of, or relating to Dionysus or to the Dionysia.

  • Near-synonyms: dionysiac, dionysian; Bacchic; Bacchanalian

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