Associations to the word «Bacchus»

Wiktionary

BACCHUS, proper noun. (Roman god) The Roman name for Dionysus, the Greek god of wine and vivid social gatherings.

Dictionary definition

BACCHUS, noun. (classical mythology) god of wine; equivalent of Dionysus.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats