- a Greek choral song or chant of vehement or wild character and of usually irregular form, originally in honor of Dionysus or Bacchus.
- any poem or other composition having similar characteristics, as an impassioned or exalted theme or irregular form.
- any wildly enthusiastic speech or writing.
- (in ancient Greece) a passionate choral hymn in honour of Dionysus; the forerunner of Greek drama
- any utterance or a piece of writing that resembles this
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