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1. (n.) Saturnalia
(sometimes used with a pl. v.) the festival of Saturn, celebrated in December in ancient Rome as a time of unrestrained merrymaking.
2. Saturnalia
(l.c.) any unrestrained revelry; orgy.
Etymology: (1585–95; < L Sāturnālia=Sāturn(us)Saturn+-ālia, neut. pl. of -ālis -al1)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) Saturnalia
an orgiastic festival in ancient Rome in honor of Saturn
2. (noun) orgy, debauch, debauchery, saturnalia, riot, bacchanal, bacchanalia, drunken revelry
a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. Saturnalia
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. Saturnalia
hence: A period or occasion of general license, in which the passions or vices have riotous indulgence
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. Saturnalia
a festival in ancient Rome in honour of Saturn, in which all classes, free and bond, and young and old, enjoyed and indulged in all kinds of merriment without restraint.
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