dionysiac

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Dionysiac^¹

/daɪəˈnɪziæk/
/daɪəˈniːziæk/
/diːə-/

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Borrowed from Latin Dionȳsiacus, from Ancient Greek Διονυσιακός (Dionusiakós), from Δῐόνῡσος (Dĭónūsos, “Dionysus”) + -ακός (-akós).

adjective

not comparable Of, or relating to Dionysus or to the Dionysia. Near-synonyms: dionysiac, dionysian; Bacchic; Bacchanalian
Similar: Dionysian, dionysiac, dionysian, Bacchic, Bacchanalian

dionysiac^²

/daɪəˈnɪziæk/ UK

adjective more dionysiac · most dionysiac

wild and ecstatic
Similar: dionysian

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Français	dionysiaque

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"dionysiac." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dionysiac. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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dionysiac. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/dionysiac

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"dionysiac." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/dionysiac.

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@misc{dionysiac_2026,
  title = {dionysiac},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dionysiac},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}