comast
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English[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek κωμαστής (kōmastḗs, “reveler”), from κῶμος (kômos, “merrymaking”).
Noun[edit]
comast (plural comasts)
- A reveler, usually drunken or riotous.
- 1996: Festivals of Dionysus were often characterized by ritual license and revelry, including reversal of social roles, cross-dressing by boys and men . . ., drunken comasts in the streets, as well as widespread boisterousness and obscenity. — The Oxford Classical Dictionary, 3rd edition, p. 481.
Synonyms[edit]
- (a reveler): reveler