Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The god of wine and of an orgiastic religion celebrating the power and fertility of nature.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In Greek myth, the youthful and beautiful god of wine and the drama. Also called
Bacchus . SeeBacchus .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun Greek mythology The god of
wine , specifically itsintoxication and social influence, but also thepatron ofagriculture and thetheater . Also related to the mystery of religion, as in "spiritual intoxication".
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun (Greek mythology) god of wine and fertility and drama; the Greek name of Bacchus
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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A prophetess, she preached the word of Dionysus, who took possession of her during ecstatic frenzies.
The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009
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They would fightand how stirring to do so in the name of Dionysus Zagreus and Sabazius!
The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009
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They would fightand how stirring to do so in the name of Dionysus Zagreus and Sabazius!
The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009
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A prophetess, she preached the word of Dionysus, who took possession of her during ecstatic frenzies.
The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009
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A prophetess, she preached the word of Dionysus, who took possession of her during ecstatic frenzies.
The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009
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Dionysus is only one mask, but he is a mask that must be worn.
Archive 2007-12-01 Hal Duncan 2007
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Dionysus is the libertine Id, the horny kid, the spirit of tragedy and comedy, an aesthetics of passion which stands as antithesis to an "Apollonian" aesthetics of reason.
An A-Z Of This Blog Hal Duncan 2007
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Dionysus is the libertine Id, the horny kid, the spirit of tragedy and comedy, an aesthetics of passion which stands as antithesis to an "Apollonian" aesthetics of reason.
Archive 2007-12-01 Hal Duncan 2007
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Dionysus is only one mask, but he is a mask that must be worn.
An A-Z Of This Blog Hal Duncan 2007
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They would fightand how stirring to do so in the name of Dionysus Zagreus and Sabazius!
The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009
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