Bacchus
['bækəs]
Definition
(noun.) (classical mythology) god of wine; equivalent of Dionysus.
Editor: Spence--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The god of wine, son of Jupiter and Semele.
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Unserious Contents or Definition
n. A convenient deity invented by the ancients as an excuse for getting drunk.
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Examples
- Bacchus, I said. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Go with Bacchus, Robert Jordan said in Spanish. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Who is Bacchus? Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Body of Bacchus! Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Mars, Bacchus, Apollo virorum, hey? William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- I said let the best man win, Bacchus barred, and the major started us with red wine in mugs. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- We worship the Naiad with her urn as well as Bacchus with his flask, and the union of both produces a drink fit for Father Zeus. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- He said it was true and by the corpse of Bacchus we would test whether it was true or not. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- He is compared to the demi-god Hercules, from whom indeed he claimed descent, and also to the Indian Bacchus. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Raphael's face was found boldly executed on the underside of the moulding board, and Bacchus on the head of a beer barrel. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Well, Bacchus, said Maurice, trying to pass the matter off lightly at first, why have you deserted your revellers? Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- If you hunted there, Caliphronas, you would meet Bacchus and his crew, but no nymph. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Yes, Bacchus, he said. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Not Bacchus, I said. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
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