This holiday was called Saturnalia among the Romans and was marked by great merriment and licence which extended even to the slaves.
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Saturnalia
//ˌsætəˈneɪli.ə//
Synonyms for "saturnalia" (34 found)
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Translations
12 translations across 10 languages.
Dutch
1 entries- Saturnaliën name (holiday to mark the winter solstice)
Esperanto
1 entries- saturnalio noun (unrestrained revelry)
Hebrew
2 entries- סְטַרְנוּרָא name (holiday to mark the winter solstice)
- סָטַרְנַלְיָא name (holiday to mark the winter solstice)
Hindi
1 entries- भोग-विलास noun (unrestrained revelry)
Irish
1 entries- Féile Satairn name (holiday to mark the winter solstice)
Italian
1 entries- Saturnali name (holiday to mark the winter solstice)
Latin
1 entries- Sāturnālia name (holiday to mark the winter solstice)
Manx
1 entries- Feailley Sarn name (holiday to mark the winter solstice)
Portuguese
1 entries- Saturnália name (holiday to mark the winter solstice)
Russian
2 entries- сатурна́лии name (holiday to mark the winter solstice)
- разгу́л noun (unrestrained revelry)
Sample sentences
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One festival was called Saturnalia and honored Saturn, another was called Bacchanalia and honored Bacchus.
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It's true that Christmas adopts aspects of Saturnalia, which you are free to celebrate if you don't want to be called a cultural Christian, although your success may be limited.
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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.
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