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An Ancient Roman holiday honoring the deity Saturn.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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Synonyms: Saturnalians, Saturnals
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noun
Alternative letter-case form of saturnalia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
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noun
A period or occasion of general license, in which the passions or vices have riotous indulgence; a period of unrestrained revelry.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: orgy, debauch, debauchery, riot, bacchanal, bacchanalia, drunken revelry
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: revel, revelry
noun
an orgiastic festival in ancient Rome in honor of Saturn
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: festival, fete
History
Learned borrowing from Latin Sāturnālia.
From Saturnalia (“a festival of the winter solstice”).
Across languages
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