Definition of Saturnalia
Sat`ur`na´li`a
n. pl.
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
.
Related Words
festival
,
fete
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