About The Word Saturnalia
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Saturnalia
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What's The Definition Of Saturnalia?
[n] a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity
[n] an orgiastic festival in ancient Rome in honor of Saturn Synonyms | Synonyms for Saturnalia: bacchanal | bacchanalia | debauch | debauchery | drunken revelry | orgy | riot Related Terms | Find terms related to Saturnalia: See Also | festival | fete | revel | revelry Saturnalia In Webster's Dictionary \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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