saturnalia

English - Turkish

Definition of saturnalia in English Turkish dictionary

sefahat âlemi

cümbüş

{i} sefahat alemi

{i} eğlence

aşırı derecede eğlence ve sefahat bayramı

{i} satürn bayramı

Related Terms

saturnalian

eğlenceli

saturnalian

satürn bayramı ile ilgili

saturnalian

aşırı eğlenceli

English - English

Definition of saturnalia in English English dictionary

(in Ancient Rome) A holiday to mark the winter solstice

Saturn was an ancient Italian deity. It was attempted to identify him with the Grecian god Cronos, and fabled that after his dethronement by Jupiter he fled to Italy, where he reigned during what was called the Golden Age. In memory of his beneficent dominion, the feast of Saturnalia was held every year in the winter season.

A period or occasion of general license, in which the passions or vices have riotous indulgence; a period of unrestrained revelry

It was a raw, violent, guzzling saturnalia that spilled obstreperously through the woods to the officers' club and spread up into the hills toward the hospital and the antiaircraft-gun emplacements.

A holiday to mark the winter solstice

a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity

an occasion when people enjoy themselves in a very wild and uncontrolled way (saturnalis )

Hence: A period or occasion of general license, in which the passions or vices have riotous indulgence

{i} noisy and unconstrained merrymaking, wild revelry

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

an orgiastic festival in ancient Rome in honor of Saturn

Related Terms

saturnalian

Wild and unrestrained, usually referring to a riotous party

saturnalian

Of unrestrained and intemperate jollity; riotously merry; dissolute

saturnalian

Of or pertaining to the Saturnalia

Hyphenation

Sat·ur·na·li·a

Etymology

() From Latin Sāturnālia, a festival of the winter solstice