drunken revel

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• Drunken — Drink Drink (dr[i^][ng]k), v. i. [imp. {Drank} (dr[a^][ng]k), formerly {Drunk} (dr[u^][ng]k); & p. p. {Drunk}, {Drunken} ( n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Drinking}. Drunken is now rarely used, except as a verbal adj. in sense of habitually intoxicated; the …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• revel — verb revelled, revelling BrE reveled, reveling AmE (I) old use to spend time dancing, eating, drinking etc, especially at a party revel noun (countable usually plural): their drunken revels revel in sth phrasal verb (T) to enjoy something very… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• drunken revelry — noun a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity • Syn: ↑orgy, ↑debauch, ↑debauchery, ↑saturnalia, ↑riot, ↑bacchanal, ↑bacchanalia • Derivationally related forms …   Useful english dictionary

• ancient Greek civilization — ▪ historical region, Eurasia Introduction       the period following Mycenaean civilization, which ended in about 1200 BC, to the death of Alexander the Great, in 323 BC. It was a period of political, philosophical, artistic, and scientific… …   Universalium

• Alexander the Great — 356 323 B.C., king of Macedonia 336 323: conqueror of Greek city states and of the Persian empire from Asia Minor and Egypt to India. * * * or Alexander III born 356 BC, Pella, Macedonia died June 13, 323 BC, Babylon King of Macedonia (336–323)… …   Universalium

• Carousal — Ca*rous al, n. [See {Carouse}, but also cf. F. carrousel tilt.] A jovial feast or festival; a drunken revel; a carouse. [1913 Webster] The swains were preparing for a carousal. Sterne. Syn: Banquet; revel; orgie; carouse. See {Feast}. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• carouse — carouser, n. carousingly, adv. /keuh rowz /, v., caroused, carousing, n. v.i. 1. to engage in a drunken revel: They caroused all night. 2. to drink deeply and frequently. n. 3. carousal. [1550 60; var. of garouse < G gar aus (trinken) (to drink)… …   Universalium

• spree — noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1804 an unrestrained indulgence in or outburst of an activity < went on a buying spree >; also a drunken revel ; binge …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• binge — I. noun Etymology: English dialect binge (to drink heavily) Date: 1854 1. a. a drunken revel ; spree b. an unrestrained and often excessive indulgence < a buying binge > c. an act of excessive or compulsive consumption (as of food) 2 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• carouse — I. noun Etymology: Middle French carrousse, from carous, adverb, all out (in boire carous to empty the cup), from German gar aus Date: 1559 1. archaic a large draft of liquor ; toast 2. a drunken revel II. verb …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Bacchanale — A bacchanale is a dramatic musical composition, often depicting a drunken revel or bacchanal .Well known examples are the bacchanales in Camille Saint Saëns s Samson et Dalila and the Overture and Bacchanale of Richard Wagner s Tannhäuser . John… …   Wikipedia