Saturnalia Synonyms

sătər-nālē-ə, -nālyə
A wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. orgy
  2. spree
  3. revelry
  4. bacchanal
  5. debauch
  6. bacchanalia
  7. feast
  8. festival
  9. debauchery
  10. party
  11. riot
  12. drunken revelry

Words Related to Saturnalia

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. lupercalia
  2. samhain
  3. Noe-Rooz
  4. lughnasadh

Saturnalia Sentence Examples

  • He called it "the saturnalia, or excess of faith."

  • The Romans celebrated Saturnalia by decorating their houses with greens and lights and exchanging gifts.

  • The most important of his works is the Saturnalia, containing an account of the discussions held at the house of Vettius Praetextatus (c. 325-385) during the holiday of the Saturnalia.

  • The first book is devoted to an inquiry as to the origin of the Saturnalia and the festivals of Janus, which leads to a history and discussion of the Roman calendar, and to an attempt to derive all forms of worship from that of the sun.

  • Even the name of God is not once mentioned, perhaps from a dread of its profanation during the Saturnalia of Purim.

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