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.

Anagrams

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Proper noun

Saturnalia

An Ancient Roman holiday honoring the deity Saturn.

Anagrams

• Australian

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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