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saturnalia

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sat·ur·na·li·a  (str-nl-, -nly)
pl.n.
1. Saturnalia The ancient Roman seven-day festival of Saturn, which began on December 17.
2. (used with a sing. verb) A celebration marked by unrestrained revelry and often licentiousness; an orgy.

[Latin Sturnlia, from neuter pl. of Sturnlis, Saturnian, from Sturnus, Saturn; see Saturn.]

Saturnalia
Noun
pl -lia or -lias
1. the ancient Roman festival of Saturn, renowned for its unrestrained revelry
2. saturnalia a wild party or orgy [Latin Saturnalis relating to Saturn]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Saturnalia - an orgiastic festival in ancient Rome in honor of Saturn
festival, fete - an organized series of acts and performances (usually in one place); "a drama festival"
2.saturnalia - a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity
revel, revelry - unrestrained merrymaking


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This, then, is the trapper's holiday, when he is all for fun and frolic, and ready for a saturnalia among the mountains.
Wilcox and the Warringtons were gone to bed, and the kitchen was abandoned to Saturnalia.
This was their day, their feast of fools, their saturnalia, the annual orgy of the corporation of Law clerks and of the school.
 
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