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saturnalia |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Saturnalia \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Saturnalia n 1: an orgiastic festival in ancient Rome in honor of Saturn [syn: {Saturnalia}] 2: a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity [syn: {orgy}, {debauch}, {debauchery}, {riot}, {bacchanal}, {bacchanalia}, {drunken revelry}]
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