saturnalia

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.

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

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Saturnalia [ˌsætəˈneɪlɪə]

n pl -lia, -lias

1. (Historical Terms) an ancient Roman festival celebrated in December: renowned for its general merrymaking

2. (sometimes not capital) a period or occasion of wild revelry

[from Latin Sāturnālis relating to Saturn¹]

Saturnalian  adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	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 debauch, debauchery, drunken revelry, bacchanalia, bacchanal, orgy, riot revel, revelry - unrestrained merrymaking

Translations

Saturnalia [ˌsætəˈneɪlɪə] NPL (Saturnalia or Saturnalias (pl)) → saturnales fpl

saturnalia

pl

Saturnalia → Saturnalien pl

(liter: = wild revelry) → wilde Feste pl, → Freudenfeste pl