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Revelry Revenge (See VENGEANCE.) Reward (See PRIZE.) Bacchanalia festival in honor of Bacchus, god of wine. [Rom. Religion: NCE, 203]
scene of Falstaff’s carousals. [Br. Lit.: I Henry IV; II Henry IV] hard-drinking god of festive mirth; whence, comic. [Gk. Myth.: Espy, 31] celebrations honoring the wine god, Dionysus. [Gk. Religion: Avery, 399, 404–408; Parrinder, 80] (Rom. Bacchus) god of wine and revelry. [Gk. Myth.: Parrinder, 39] erotically tinged painting of picnic scene. [Fr. Art: Daniel, 102] wandering scholar-poets of satirical Latin verse celebrating sensual pleasure. [Medieval Hist.: NCE, 1105] traditional headdress of Dionysus (Bacchus). [Gk. and Rom. Myth.: Jobes, 373] How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Of course, everyone claims to know and understand this, but our annual rites and revelries belie the claim of profound understanding. This permits late-night revelries without any real forfeiture of sleep. It is best known for the scantiness of its bikinis, the antics of its Carnaval revelries, the thievery of its ruling class and the skill of its soccer players. |
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