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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 [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
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
Translations
Saturnalia [ˌsætəˈneɪlɪə] NPL (Saturnalia or Saturnalias (pl)) → saturnales fpl
saturnalia
pl
SaturnaliaSaturnalien pl
(liter: = wild revelry) → wilde Feste pl, → Freudenfeste pl


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