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SATURNALIA
orgy, debauch, debauchery, saturnalia, riot, bacchanal, bacchanalia, drunken revelry
(noun) a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity
Saturnalia
(noun) an orgiastic festival in ancient Rome in honor of Saturn
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
saturnalia (plural saturnalias)
A period or occasion of general license, in which the passions or vices have riotous indulgence; a period of unrestrained revelry.
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Proper noun
Saturnalia
An Ancient Roman holiday honoring the deity Saturn.
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Source: Wiktionary
Sat`ur*na"li*a, n. pl. Etym: [L. See Saturn.]
1. (Rom. Antiq.)
Definition: the festival of Saturn, celebrated in December, originally during one day, but afterward during seven days, as a period of unrestrained license and merriment for all classes, extending even to the slaves.
2. Hence: A period or occasion of general licemse, in which the passions or vices have riotous indulgence.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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