English Explanatory Dictionary

Saturnalia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An Ancient Roman holiday honoring the deity Saturn.
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of saturnalia.
noun
  1. A period or occasion of general license, in which the passions or vices have riotous indulgence; a period of unrestrained revelry.

Pronunciation

/ˌsætəˈneɪli.ə/ /ˌsætɚˈneɪli.ə/ /ˌsætɚˈneɪljə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sumxr-Saturnalia.wav en-us-saturnalia.ogg

Word forms

Saturnalia the Saturnalia Saturnalias

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Sāturnālia.

Synonyms

Saturnalians Saturnals

Related words

Saturn saturnian bacchanalia dionysia satyrism

Derived words

Satanalia saturnalia Saturnalian
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