| Pronunciation: | | `satu'neyleeu, `satur'neyleeu
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| Matching Terms: | | saturnalian
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- [n] a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity
- [n] an orgiastic festival in ancient Rome in honor of Saturn
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| | Synonyms: | | bacchanal, bacchanalia, debauch, debauchery, drunken revelry, orgy, riot |
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| | See Also: | | festival, fete, revel, revelry |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Sat`ur*na"li*a\, n. pl. [L. See {Saturn}.]
1. (Rom. Antiq.) 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. Hence: A period or occasion of general license, in which
the passions or vices have riotous indulgence.
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