bacchanal vs wassail

bacchanal

noun
  • A song or a dance in honor of Bacchus. 

  • A devotee of Bacchus. 

  • Someone who indulges in drunken partying; someone noisy and riotous when intoxicated. 

  • Drunken revelry; an orgy. 

  • drama, ruckus, fiasco 

  • The festival of Bacchus; the bacchanalia. 

adj
  • Engaged in drunken revels; drunken and riotous or noisy. 

  • Relating to Bacchus or his festival. 

wassail

noun
  • A festive or drinking song or glee. 

  • The beverage served during a wassail, especially one made of ale or wine flavoured with spices, sugar, roasted apples, etc. 

  • Revelry. 

  • A toast to health, usually on a festive occasion. 

verb
  • To go from house to house at Christmastime, singing carols. 

  • To toast, to drink to the health of another. 

  • To drink wassail. 

How often have the words bacchanal and wassail occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )