‖n. pl. [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_;. ] (Class. Antiq.) Any of the festivals held in honor of the Olympian god Dionysus. They correspond to the Roman Bacchanalia; the greater Dionysia were held at Athens in March or April, and were celebrated with elaborate performances of both tragedies and comedies. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
a. Of or pertaining to Dionysus or to the Dionysia; Bacchic;
a. Relating to Dionysius, a monk of the 6th century;
Dionysian period,