Definitions:

1. Refers to something relating to Bacchus, the Roman god of wine, or his cult or worship. ADJECTIVE
   • The dancers moved in a bacchantic trance, oblivious to the crowd around them.
2. Refers to wildly drunken, riotously festive, or ecstatically frenzied, especially in reference to celebrations or behaviors inspired by Bacchus, the Roman god of wine. ADJECTIVE
   • The party took a bacchantic tone as the wine flowed freely and the music grew louder.
3. Used to describe activities characterized by wild and drunken revelry or orgies, reminiscent of the followers of Bacchus. ADJECTIVE
   • The bacchantic atmosphere was fueled by pounding drums, swirling colors, and the intoxicating scent of burning incense.

Synonyms:

• bacchanalian
• dionysian
• drunken
• orgiastic
• unrestrained