Saturnalia

Sat•ur•na•li•a n., pl. -li•a, -li•as.

(sometimes used with a pl. v.) the festival of Saturn, celebrated in December in ancient Rome as a time of unrestrained merrymaking.
(l.c.) unrestrained revelry;
orgy.

Latin Sāturnālia, equivalent. to Sāturn(us) Saturn + -ālia, neuter plural of -ālis -al¹
1585–95

Sat′ur•na′li•an, adj.

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Saturnalia /ˌsætəˈneɪlɪə/ n ( pl -lia, -lias)

an ancient Roman festival celebrated in December: renowned for its general merrymaking
(sometimes not capital) a period or occasion of wild revelry

Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin Sāturnālis relating to Saturn¹ˌSaturˈnalian adj

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